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126th Annual Report
of the
Town Officers
of
Wakefield, Mass.
Financial Year Ending December Thirty-first
Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-seven
also
The Town Clerk's Records
of the
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
During the Year 1937
WAREFIEL&
Town Officers, 1937-38
^^ ' Selectmen
George J. Evans, Chairman
Charles F. Young, Secretary Donald White
William Blanchard V. Richard Fazio
Town Clerk
Frederic S. Hartshorne
Assistant Town Clerk
Margaret V. Hurley
Town Treasurer
Arthur H. Boardman
Tax Collector
Carl W. Sunman
Town Accountant
Charles C. Cox
Moderator
Thomas G. O'Connell
Assessors
Hugh Connell, Chairman Term Expires March, 1939
Arthur C, Verge, Secretary " " " 1940
David Sliney " " " 1938
Municipal Light Commissioners
Marcus Beebe, 2nd, Chairman Term Expires March, 1938
A. Francis Harrington, Secretary " " " 1939
Curtis L. Sopher " " " 1940
Water and Sewerage Board
William B. Stantial, Chairman Term Expires March, 1938
George O. Sheldon, Secretary " " " 1939
Sidney F. Adams " " " 1940
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Board of Public Welfare
Dennis P. Hogan, Chairman
Elsie M. Gladwin, Secretary
Etta C. Stoddard, Agent
Frank P. Wakefield
Harold C. Robinson
Term Expires March, 1938
1939
1940
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1940
School Committee
Harry B. Allman, Chairman
Thomas F. Kenney, Treasurer
Eva Gowing Ripley, Secretary
William E. Jones
Mary Louise Tredinnick
Patrick H. Tenney
Gardner E. Campbell (Resigned)
Term Expires March, 1939
1938
1940
1938
1939
1939
Trustees Lucius Beebe JVIemorial Library
Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman
Florence I. Bean, Secretary
Albert W. Rockwood
Dr. Richard Dutton
Alice W. Wheeler
Walter C. Hickey
Arthur L. Evans
Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
John J. Round
Term Expires
March,
1940
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1940
Board of Health
Wesley S. Goodwin, Chairman
Ned C. Loud, Secretary
Dr. Carl E. Allison
Term Expires March, 1938
1940
1939
Park and Cemetery Commissioners
John T. Stringer, Chairman Term Expires March, 1938
George W. Abbott, Secretary " " " 1938
John W. MacGillvray " " " 1938
William J. Garden (Resigned)
Town Planning Board
Edward M. Bridge, Chairman
Dr. T. Fulton Parks, Secretary
Edward G. Lee
Dr.* Frank T. Woodbury
Maurice O. Carter
Term Expires March, 1940
1938
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1939
1939
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
John G. M. Gates
Joseph L. Preston
Harry A. Simonds
Constables
Harold Anderson
George B. DeRoche
Walter E. Peterson
Louis N. Tyzzer
Registrars of Voters
Fred E. Bunker, Chairman
Frederic S. Hartshorne, Clerk
James F. Curley
Owen A, Kenney
Term Expires March, 1940
1938
1939
Finance Committee
John I. Preston, Chairman
Loring P. Jordan, Secretary
Howard A. Jones
Maurice F. Walsh
Samuel B. Horovitz
Cornelius Horgan
Harry I. Reed
Harry Marshall
Virgil F. Cambareri
Harry A. Simonds
Orvil W. Smith
Arthur M. Moore
Edwin L. Nute
William R. Lindsay
Orrin J. Hale
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J. Theodore Whitney, Chairman Term Expires March, 1938
William C. McKie " " " 1939
A. Francis Harrington « <* « -^g^Q
Recreation Committee
Eugene J. Sullivan, Chairman and Treasurer
George F. Gardner William Dill
Dorothy Schlotterbeck Edmund W. Sliney
Elizabeth Neary . Orrin J. Hale (Resigned)
Thomas F. Powers
For other appointive town officers, see Selectmen's Report.
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Population 1935 Census 16,494
Congressman, 7th District — Lawrence J. Connery, Lynn.
Councillor, 6tli District — Eugene A. F. Burtnett, Somerville.
Senator, 7th Middlesex District — Joseph R. Cotton, Lexington.
Representative, 19th Middlesex District — Joseph A. Hines, Wakefield.
LIST OF JURORS
Prepared by the Selectmen
Name
Abbott, Arthur G., '36-'37
Abbott, I. Harold, '36-'37
Achorn, Howard F., '36-'37
Adams, Robert H., '37
Ahearn, Harold, '37
Alden, Walter, '36-'37
Altieri, Peter C, '37
Anthony, James W., Jr., '37
Ashenden, James H., '37
Barber, Manley P., '37
Barker, Charles E., '37
Barrett, James, '35-'36-'37
Bartlett, Donald A., '36-'37
Bartlett, Russell T., '37
Bateman, Henry G., '37
Bayrd, C. Orne, '37
Bears, Earl L., '37
Bennett, Everett N., '37
Berry, Fred B., '36-'37
Beyea, Arthur G., '36-'37
Blodgett, George E., '36-'37
Boody, Philip C, '37
Boothby, Bradford, '37
Bratt, Hans A., '36-'37
Brockbank, Gray B., '37
Burbank, Colby L., '37
Burrill, Arthur G., '37
Butler, Aaron T., '37
Butler, Charles J., '36-'37
Butler, Edward J., '35-'36-'37
Canavan, John P., '36-'37
of the Town of Wakefield,
Residence
19 Bryant St;
5 Cooper St.
27 Bryant St.
32 Strathmore Rd.
Shumway Circle
30 Byron St.
55 Harrison Ave.
39 Strathmore Rd.
37 Greenwood Ave.
32 Madison Ave.
37 West Water St.
22 Gould St.
20 Aborn Ave.
23 Park St.
3 Swain PI.
14 Crescent Hill
7 Greenwood Ave.
24 Yale Ave.
26 Chestnut St.
9 Druid Hill Ave.
238 Albion St.
4 Eaton St.
19 Chestnut St.
12 Crystal St.
16 Chestnut St.,
92 Gould St.
38 Byron St.
Butler Ave.
106 Broadway
230 Albion St.
153 Albion St.
June 29, 1937.
Occupation
Caretaker
Brakeman
Clerk
Bonds
B. & M. R. R.
Engineer
Rigger
Real Estate
Printer
B. & M, R. R.
Salesman
Laborer
Salesman
Clerk
Taxi
Salesman
Tel. Engr.
Manager
P. O. Clerk
Machinist
Insurance
Salesman
Floorwalker
Undertaker
Civil Engr.
Insurance
Builder
W. B. & Co.
Chauffeur
Laborer
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK
Name
Cardillo, Charles, '37
Carr, Charles B., '37
Carter, Frank C, '37
Christopher, Pasquale A., '37
Clough, Leslie R., '36-'37
Coates, Irving T., '36-'37
Cochrane, G. Warren, Jr., '36-'37
Colantunio, Peter, '37
Colcord, George W., '36-'37
Coleman, Wesley S., '36-'37
Connelly, Edward J., '37
Conohan, William J. G., '36-'37
Conway, Martin L., '37
Cooke, Charles W., '37
Crosby, Charles R., '36 -'37
Crosby, Paul B., '36-'37
Curley, John J., '36-'37
Curran, Matthew P., '37
Dayton, Charles H., '36-'37
DeFeo, Angelo, '37
Dempsey, Benjamin J., '36-'37
Desmond, Daniel J., '35-'36-'37
Dinan, Jeremiah J., '35 -'36- '37
Donovan, John J., '36-'37
Dow, Jesse M., '37
Doyle, Charles J., '35-'36-'37
Ellis, Sherman D., '37
Ennis, Harry J., '36- '37
Fairfield, Percy W., '36-'37
Pine, Harry, '37
Fleming, Charles M., '37
Flint, Albert W., '36- '37
Fober, John, '37
Forbes, William V., '37
Poss, Ralph P., '36-'37
Francis, Nestor, '36-'37
Galloway, Charles P., '36-'37
Galvin, John J., '35 -'36- '37
Galvin, Maurice P., '37
Gambale, Carmine, '36-'37
Gardner, George P., '37
Gibbs, George E., '36-'37
Gibbs, Joseph L., '36-'37
Gibson, Warren H., '37
Gladwin, Frank B., '36- '37
Gooding, Earle D., '37
Residence
97 Nahant St.
8 Avon St.
9 Bellevue Ave.
84 Preston St.
16 Ames St.
63 Oak St.
5 Crystal St.
102 Nahant St.
182 Ashland St.
10 Crystal St.
39 Lawrence St.
3 Edmunds PI.
10 Bennett St.
26 Chestnut St.
1 Byron St.
18 Crystal St.
3 Elm Sq.
45 Lake St.
20 Crystal St.
13 Brook Ave.
52 Bennett St.
68 Broadway
61 Broadway
57 Chestnut St.
New Salem St.
48 Jordan Ave.
7 At wood Ave.
43 Madison Ave.
28 Converse St.
370 Main St.
19 Lafayette St..
860 Main St.
60 Richardson St.
10 Babson St.
40 Elm St.
12 Grafton St.
25 Pine St.
38 Gould St.
216 Albion St.
59 Bennett St.
186 Main St.
33 Madison Ave.
33 Madison Ave.
19 Cooper St.
67 Madison Ave.
13 Cooper St.
Occupation
Laborer
Manager
Salesman
Contractor
Banker
Chemist
Salesman
Laborer
Insurance Supt.
Salesman
Merchant
Superintendent
Janitor
Shipper
Leather Worker
Office Mgr.
Garage Man
Chauffeur
Broker
Laborer
Bookkeeper
Clerk
Gardener
Salesman
Contractor
Chauffeur
Clerk
Machinist
Student
Accountant
Retired
Clerk
Clerk
Chauffeur
Merchant
Underwriter
Foundryman
Clerk
Laborer
Manager
Clerk
Clerk
Optician
Accountant
Salesman
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Name
Gould, Lawrence H., '37
Grady, William A., '37
Grant, Edward, '37
Grant, Wilmot B., '36-'37
Gray, Henry W., '37
Greenleaf, Donald, '37
Habblitz, William G., Jr., '36-'37
Hale, Orrin J., '35-'36-'37
Haley, George, '36-'37
Haley, John J., '37
Hall, William A., '36-'37
Halloran, Harold J., '37
Hallstrom, John O., '37
Hampton, George A., '36-'37
Hannington, Cecil R., '37
Hannon, Albert J., '37
Harding, Arthur E., '37
Hastings, William M., '37
Hawkes, Francis B., '36- '37
Hawkes, John C, '37
Hicks, Howard H., '37
Hines, Charles M., '37
Hogg, Clarence P., '37
Hogg, Wilton P., '37
HoUett, Jabez, '36-'37
Horton, Wilbur W., '37
Hubbard, Edwin B., '36-'37
Hubbard, Joseph L., '37
Humphrey, John J'., '36-'37
Hurley, Edmund J., '37
Jackson, Ernest W., '36-'37
Jazukawiz, Thomas W., '35-'36-'37
Jeffery, Charles F., '37
Johnson, Fred A., '36-'37
Johnson, John E., '36-'37
Joyce, Walter C, '36-'37
Kane, Harold E., '36-'37
Kane, Thomas H., '37
Ketchum, Herbert D., '35-'36-'37
Killam, Leonard A., '36-'37
Killorin, Karl C, '36-'37
Kimball, Everett C, '37
King, Walter J., '37
Kirk, Joseph F., '36-'37
Kitchenman, Vassar, '36-'37
Lamprey, Ernest B., '37
Residence
40 Lakeview Ave.
215 Albion St.
36 Bartley St.
4 Forest St.
16 Crystal St.
10 Auburn St.
704 Main St.
232 Albion St.
5 Francis Ave.
50 Chestnut St.
Davidson Rd.
12 Lafayette St.
12 Cooper St.
4 Norway St.
200 Albion St.
6 Bartley St.
Achorn Ave.
6 Merriam St.
33 Green St.
20 Line Rd.
10 Arundel Ave.
12 Crystal St.
Achorn Ave.
784 Main St.
17 Gladstone St
13 Cooper St.
23 Myrtle Ave.
35 Bartley St.
1 Curve St.
7 Madison Ave.
10 Aborn Ave.
Kendrick Rd.
5 Court St.
4 Newell Rd.
Occupation
Salesman
Machinist
Reporter
Clerk
Refg. Engr.
Carpenter
Foreman
Druggist
Clerk
Bookkeeper
Shoe Worker
Draftsman
Engineer
Iron Worker
Bookkeeper
Civil Engr.
Woodworker
Printer
Chauffeur
Coffee Roaster
Chauffeur
Printer
Agent
Builder
Dry Cleaning
Proprietor
Chauffeur
Electrician
Heat and Vent.
Secretary
Contractor
Shoe Worker
Insurance
201 Oak St. Sheet Metal Worker
196 Albion St. Clerk
Butler Ave. Shoe Worker
Butler Ave. Painter
18 Cooper St. Chauffeur
47 Elm St. Clerk
72 Chestnut St. Real Estate
9 Court St. Bank Clerk
18 Court St. Machinist
44 Avon St. Merchant
34 Lawrence St. Salesman
5 Edmunds PI. Clerk
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Name
Lamprey, Leonard L., '36 -'37
Lazzaro, Pasquale J., '37
LeDuc, Charles W., '37
Leone, John M., '37
Lindsay, wmiam R., '35-'36-'37
Long, Richard W., '36-'37
Loubris, Julian J., '37
Maclnnis, Joseph W., '36-'37
Macintosh, Harry. R., '35-'36-'37
Magee, Edgar A., '35-'36-'37
Martin, Frank E., '35-'36-'37
Martin, John A., '36-'37
Mayer, George A., '36-'37
Mayers, William A., '35-'36-'37
Mayo, Lester L., '36-'37
McCabe, Russell W., '35-'36-'37
McCullough, George J., '35-'36-'37
Mclntire, Frank N., '36-'37
McKay, Frank D., '36-'37
McManamin, Joseph L., '35-'36-'37
McMaster, Lauren L., '36- '37
Meade, J. Edward, '37
Melonson, Fred P., '36-'37
Merritt, Harold W., '35-'36-'37
Moore, Roger I., '37
Moore, William B., '35-'36-'37
Morrill, George O., '37
Morse, Walter H., '36-'37
Muise, Howard A., '36-'37
Munier, Theodore A., '36-'37
Murkland, Frederick W., '36-'37
Murphy, John W., '37
Nutile, Joseph, '36-'37
Nutile, Joseph, Jr., '37
Owen, Lloyd N., '37
Paglia, Thomas F., '37
Parker, Frank H., '35-'36-'37
Perkins, Walter F., '35-'36-'37
Perry, Frank W., '35-'36-'37
Pilgrim, Albert, '36-'37
Pizzano, John J., '37
Powers, Thomas F., '35-'36-'37
Ring, Harold J., '36-'37
Roach, Vernon R., '35-'36-'37
Robbins, Jeffrey, '37
Rowe, Ralph P., '35-'36-'37
Residence
68 Spring St.
Occupation
Ins. Adjuster
32 Richardson St. Shoe Worker
2 Cottage St. Laborer
586 Main St. Helper
77a Albion St. Merchant
5 Evergreen St. Policy Writer
29 Summer St. Clerk
58 Chestnut St. Electrician
77 Gould St. Carpenter
2 West St. Carpenter
29 Evergreen St. Painter
452 Main St. Mechanic
210 Albion St. Machinist
210 Albion St. Painter
12 Morrison Ave. Advertiser
6 Evergreen St.
182 Albion St.
36 Emerson St. Brass Worker
22 Greenwood Ave. Carpenter
15 Lake St. Civil Engr.
36 Yale Ave. Merchant
30 Greenwood Ave. Salesman
612 Main St. Carpenter
1 Grafton St. Civil Engr.
41 Greenwood Ave. Salesman
20 Gladstone St. Carpenter
8 Oak St. B. & M. R. R.
17 Aborn Ave. Salesman
Crystal Lake Pk. Shoe Worker
111 Pleasant St. Printer
299 Salem St. Newspaper
25 Sweetser St. Merchant
38 Curtis St. Salesman
38 Curtis St. Salesman
Crest Rd. Student
73 Valley St. Shoe Worker
9 Byron St. Time Keeper
10 Strathmore Rd. Teller
9 Sheffield Rd. Conveyancer
2 Elm St. Metal Worker
59 Valley St. Mason
62 Bennett St. Dunlop Tire Co.
36 Grafton St. Grain Inspector
17 Park St. Ofnce Clerk
38 Melvin St. Steam Fitter
75 Pleasant St. Supt.
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TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Name
Saunders, Charles, '37
Schafer, Oscar F., '37
Schefisch, Arthur E., '37
Schefisch, Robert J., '37 '
Seavey, Charles L., '36-'37
Sederquest, Arthur T., '37
Shanahan, John D., '37
Shea, Richard F., '36-'37
Sheehy, George A., '37
Sibem, Michael A., '37
Smith, Albert W., '37
Smith, Charles H., '37
Smith, Francis J., '35-'36-'37
Sorenson, Hans S., '37
Southworth, Arthur P., '35-'36-'37
Spear, Clinton W., '36-'37
Spero, Samuel D., '37
Stohl, Charles L., '37
Stout, Richard C, '36-'37
Sullivan, Charles L., '37
Sweeney, Daniel J'., '37
Taylor, Fred L., '37
Taylor, Philmont T., '37
Terravechia, William, '37
Thompson, George A., '37
Tucker, Martin L., '35-'36-'37
Turner, Fred A., Jr., '37
Tyler, Clyde L., '35-'36-'37
VonKlock, Gerhard, '36-'37
Walsh, Edward J., '37
Walsh, John J., '36-'37
Walsh, Thomas W., '36- '37
Warchol, Mitchell S., '37
Watts, Sidney S., '37
Welford. George W., '37
White, Francis W., '36-'37
White, Frank A., '35-'36-'37
Whitney, Frank D., '37
Windt, Roy, '35-'36-'37
Winters, Ira B., '37
Zappala, John, '37
Residence Occupation
28 Evergreen St. Painter
187 Salem St. Window Decorator
16 Butler Ave. Shoemaker
Butler ave. Shoe Worker
45 Cedar St. • Antique Dealer
43 Charles St. Electrician
9 Emerald St. Shoe Worker
74 Broadway Clerk
32 Charles St. - Clerk
127 Water St. Furniture Rep'rer
6 Newhall Ct. Shoe Worker
233 Lowell St.
33 Lafayette St. Druggist
7 Richardson Ave. Jeweler
11 Sheffield Rd. Sales Mgr.
37 Central St. Milk Dealer
59 Chestnut St. Merchant
742 Main St. B. & M. R. R.
4 Bennett St. Buyer
7 Yale Ave. Carpenter
9 Crescent Hill Upholsterer
19 Madison Ave. Salesman
Arundel Ave. Clerk
68 Valley St. Reed Worker
30 Madison Ave. Chandelier Mkr
128 Salem St. Machinist
115 Pleasant St. Foreman
107 Prospect St. Clerk
21 Salem St. Salesman
8 Rockland St. L. L. I. P. Co.
40 Bartley St. Market Man
15 West Water St. Mason
4 Swain PI. Filling Sta. Att.
4 Oak Ave. Dept. Manager
800 Main St. Laborer
23 West Water St. Mechanic
23 West Water St. Clerk
4 Cooper St. Hearse Livery
16 Charles St. Glazier
32 Lafayette St. Carpenter
37 Richardson St. Restaurant
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 11
Record of Town Meetings
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JANUARY 4, 1937
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock P.M., by Moderator O'Connell,
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of
the Constable's Return, be omitted. Constable's Return read.
ARTICLE 1
To raise and appropriate sufficient money to pay ex-Officer Frank
H. Robinson his pension, until further appropriation at the annual meeting.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $164.25 for
the purposes specified in Article 1.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to transfer the control of the premises at
the corner of Common and Lafayette Streets, the old high school property,
from the School Committee to the Board of Selectmen; and authorize the
Board of Selectmen to use the fund in the town treasury known as the
Surplus War Bonus Fund, for remodeling, under their direction, the old
high school building and grounds for municipal purposes. Action under
this Article to be conditional upon a Federal WPA project being author-
ized for and in connection with such remodeling, and embracing one or
more projects.
On motion by Mr. Edgett.
Voted: That Article 3 be taken up. "Yes" 73, "No" 1.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was lost.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: To transfer the control of the premises at the corner of
Common and Lafayette Streets, the old high school property, from the
School Committee to the Board of Selectmen; and authorize the Board
of Selectmen to use the fund in the town treasury known as the Surplus
War Bonus Fund for remodeling under their direction the old high school
building and grounds for municipal purposes, provided that Federal
WPA projects are authorized for and in connection with such remodeling.
ARTId^E 2
To raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 to be used for Federal
WPA projects.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for the
purposes specified in Article 2.
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ARTICLE 4
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a
town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the
private way known as Bowdlear Road, running northerly from Greenwood
Street, and determine whether the name thereof shall be Oak Ledge Road
or otherwise, and raise and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
A motion by the Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was lost.
On motion by Mr. Evans.
Voted: That the report of the Selectmen (Oak Ledge Road) be ac-
cepted and adopted.
On motion by Mr. Jordan.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned at 8.35 o'clock. Attendance 140.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
13
Result of Election Held March 1, 1937,
as Canvassed by the Board
of Registrars
Indicates Election
Selectmen —
For one
year
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
'•William Blanchard
1157
562
483
2202
Bradford S. Boothby
620
273
265
1158
Leo F. Douglass
539
126
424
1089
•George J. Evans
1308
467
582
2357
*V. Richard Fazio
1064
316
376
1756
Orrin J. Hale
554
83
572
1209
William Robert Lindsay
791
283
376
1450
Frederick W. Murkland
575
136
242
953
Joseph Nutile, Jr.
. 274
27
69
370
•Donald White
998
384
466
1848
* Charles F. Young
1175
305
535
2015
Blanks
2305
343
1125
3773
Town Clerk —
■ For One Year
'•Frederic S. Hartshorne
1582
590
741
2913
Edward O'Brien
1
1
Blank
689
71
362
1122
Town Treasurer
— For One Year
*Arthur H. Boardman
1530
562
706
2798
Blank
742
99
397
1238
Moderator —
For One Year
'•Thomas G. O'Connell
1540
550
732
2872
Blank
732
111
321
1164
Collector of Taxes — For One Year
*Carl W. Sunman
1639
605
768
3012
Frank Hackett
1
1
Blank
632
56
335
1023
Assessor — For Three
Years
'•Arthur C. Verge
1463
570
686
2719
A. G. Greer
1
1
Blank
808
91
417
1316
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Municipal Light Board — For Three Years
Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Total
Charles L. Churchill, Jr. 721 223 368 1312
Curtis L. Sopher 1183 363 574 2120
Blank 368 75 161 604
Water and Sewerage Board — For Three Years
=Sidney F. Adams . 1386 544 650 2580
Harry Peck 1 1
Blank 885 117 453 1455
Water and Sewerage Board — For Two Years
■George O. Sheldon 1385 548 642 2575
Leonard DeMarco 1 - 1
Blank 886 113 461 1460
Board of Public Welfare — For Three Years
•Harold C. Robinson 1341 307 536 2184
•=Etta C. Stoddard 1512 505 733 2750
William C. Strong 843 347 439 1629
Blank 848 163 498 1509
School Committee — For Three Years
•Eva Gowing Ripley 1386 578 650 2614
Blank - 886 83 453 1422
School Committee — For Two Years
=:patrickH. Tenney 1526 537 810 2873
Blank 746 124 293 1163
School Committee — For One Year
^William E. Jones 1382 552 633 2567
Benjamin Butler - 1 1
Blank 889 109 470 1468
Board of Health — For Three Years
^=Ned C. Loud ' 1408 516 664 2588
Blank 864 145 439 1448
Trustees of Lucius Beebe Memorial Library — For Three Years
=^ Florence L. Bean 1347 527 652 2526
'==John J. Round 1387 577 666 2630
*Hervey J. Skinner 1321 497 631 2449
Blank 2761 382 1360 4503
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
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Park and
Cemetery Commissioners -
- For One
Year
"~^
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
= George W. Abbott
1417
509
693
2619
-William J. Garden
1348
519
652
2519
•John T. Stringer
1531
538
723
2792
Blank
2520
417
1241
4178
Constables — For One Year
*John G. M. Gates
1445
578
681
2704
•Walter E. Peterson
1476
528
707
2711
* Joseph L. Preston
1481
476
740
2697
Morton Griffin
1
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Blank 2413 401 1181 3995
Referendum Question — Shall act passed authorizing town to pay
certain sum of money to Antonio Muccio be accepted?
Yes 998 219 470 1687
No . 488 203 233 924
Blank 786 239 400 1425
Appointment of Assistant Town Clerk
March 9, 1937.
To Margaret V. Hurley:
Under and by the authority vested in me by Section 19 of Chapter 41
of the General Laws, you are hereby appointed Assistant Town Clerk of
the Town of Wakefield for the current municipal year; having all the
powers and being subject to all the requirements and penalties apphcable
to the Town Clerk as provided by the General Laws and amendments
thereto.
FREDERIC S. HARTSHORNE,
Town Clerk.
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Record of Town Meetings
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 8, 1937
In the absence of the Moderator, the meeting was called to order
by Town Clerk Hartshorne, who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the reading of the remainder of the warrant be waived
with the exception of the Constable's Return.
Constable's Return read.
The Clerk then called for nominations for Moderator Pro Tem.
Mr. Howard Jones placed the name of Theodore Eaton in nomination.
No other nominations being made.
Voted: That Theodore Eaton be appointed Moderator. Unanimous
vote.
Mr. Eaton was duly qualified by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1
To act upon the reports of Town Officers as published.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the reports of the Town Officers as published be laid
upon the table.
ARTICLE 2
To choose all Town Officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
On motion by Mr. Marshall.
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed to bring in nominations
for Town Officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with
the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in
anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1937,
and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in
accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
On motion by Mr, demons.
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen,
be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in antici-
pation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1937,
and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to
renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one
year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 17
ARTICLE 10
To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to be used in
WPA projects for supervision, trucking, materials, office supplies, etc.
On motion by Mr. White.
Voted: That Article 10 be taken up. Unanimous vote.
A motion by Finance Committee, to indefinitely postpone was lost.
On motion by Mr. White.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000, to be
used in WPA projects, for supervision, trucking, materials, office supplies,
etc.
ARTICLE 11
To see what amount of money the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate for the remodeling of the old high school and grounds at the corner
of Lafayette and Common Streets, and authorize the Selectmen to expend
such amount under their direction therefor, provided a Federal Project
is approved therefor.
On motion by Mr. Evans.
Voted: That Article 11 be taken up. Unanimous vote.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $17,000.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 11, and authorize the Selectmen to ex-
pend such sum for such purposes, provided a Federal project is approved
therefor.
ARTICLES 16, 17, 18, AND 26
Article 16. To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen
laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the
location of the private way known as Central Street running easterly
from 190 Main Street approximately 350 feet, and raise and appropriate
money for the construction thereof.
Article 17. To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen
laying out as a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the
location of the private way known as Converse Street, from the westerly
terminus of Converse Street, a Public Way, and being extension thereof,
to the Stoneham line and raise and appropriate money for the construc-
tion thereof.
Article 18. To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen
laying out a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the
location of the private way known as Gladstone Street running from
Crystal Street to Myrtle Avenue and raise and appropriate money for the
construction thereof.
Article 26. To see what sum or sums of money the town will raise,
appropriate and borrow:
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For the original construction of public ways or the extension or
widening thereof, including land damages and the cost of pavement and
sidewalks laid at the time of said construction or for the construction of
stone, block, brick or other pavement of similar lasting character, under
specifications approved by the Department of Public Works, and authorize
the issue of notes or bonds therefor.
On motion by Mr. Evans as amended by Mr. Jordan.
Voted: That Articles 16, 17, 18 and 26, be taken up.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone the four
articles was lost.
ARTICLE 26
On motion by Mr. Evans.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,300.00 for
the purposes set forth in this Article, namely: For the original construc-
tion of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land
damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of
said construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick or other
pavement of similar lasting character, under specifications approved by
the Department of Public Works, and authorize the issue of notes or
bonds therefor to the amount of $20,000.00 payable in or within ten years
in equal annual payments; all in connection with WPA projects so far
as possible.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Appointments by Moderator
Orvil W. Smith, Arthur M. Moore, Orrin J. Hale, Edwin L. Nute,
William R. Lindsay.
ARTICLE 16
On motion by Mr. Evans.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Board of
Selectmen laying out a town way in substantially the location of the
private way known as Central Street, all as shown on a plan filed with
the Town Clerk with said report. The street to be laid out under the
law authorizing Betterments.
The cost of construction of said street to be taken from the proceeds
of the bond issue, voted under Article 26.
ARTICLE 17
On motion by Mr. Evans.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Board of
Selectmen laying out a town way in substantially the location of the
private way known as Converse Street, all as shown on a plan filed with
the Town Clerk with said report. The street to be laid out under the
law authorizing Betterments.
The cost of construction of said street to be taken from the proceeds
of the bond issue, voted under Article 26.
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 19
ARTICLE 18
On motion by Mr. Evans.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Board of
Selectmen laying out a town way in substantially the location of the
private way known as Gladstone Street, all as shown on a plan filed with
the Town Clerk with said report. The street to be laid out under the
law authorizing Betterments.
The cost of construction of said street to be taken from the proceeds
of the bond issue, voted under Article 26.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the town will vote to authorize various departments to
purchase new equipment at net costs not exceeding amounts specified
below, exchanging similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the
net cost of such new equipment to be expended from the appropriations
voted for such departments.
Legal Department
1 Bookcase $ 50.00
Police Department
1 Automobile $ 480.00
1 Radio Transmitter 635.00
1 Radio Receiving Set 250.00
$ 1,365.00
Fire Department
1 Pumping Engine $ 11,500.00
500 feet new Hose 225.00
$ 11,725.00
Highway Department
2 Stone Spreaders $ 700.00
1 Cement Mixer 1,450.00
1 Cletrac and Plow 1,800.00
1 Commercial Truck 600.00
1 Second-hand Automobile 300.00
1 Plow for Mack Truck 300.00
$ 5,150.00
Sealer Weights and Measures Department
1 Meter Testing Outfit 260.00
School Department
1 Power Mower $ 420.00
Exchange of 19 Typewriters 807.50
1 Air Pump 175.00
2 Piling Cabinets 90.00
$ 1,492.50
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Recreation Commission
6 Swings $ 123.40
2 Slides 141.00
4 See-Saws 72.65
Freight on Equipment 30.00
$ 367.05
Cemetery Department
1 Power Mower 225.00
Water and Sewer Department
1 Automobile $ 550.00
1 Typewriter 93.00
1 Sealing Machine 45.00
$ 688.00
Welfare Department
2 Typewriter Desks $ 57.50
2 Typewriter Chairs 13.00
9 Chairs 34.25
1 Typewriter 55.00
1 Cabinet Safe 75.00
1 Addressograph ' 75.00
$ 309.75
Motion by Finance Committee.
That the town authorize various departments to purchase new equip-
ment at net cost not exceeding the amount specified below, exchanging
similar equipment therefor where now owned. The net cost of such
equipment to be taken from the appropriation voted for such depart-
ments as follows:
Legal Department
1 Bookcase $ 50.00
Police Department
1 Automobile $ 480.00
1 Radio Transmitter 635.00
1 Radio Receiving Set 250.00
$ 1,365.00
Fire Department
500 feet new Hose 225.00
Highway Department
1 Stone Spreader $ 350.00
1 Cement Mixer 1,000,00
1 Cletrac and Plow 1,800.00
1 Commercial Truck 600.00
1 Second-hand Automobile 300.00
1 Plow for Mack Truck 300.00
$ 4,350.00
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK
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Sealer Weights and Measures Department
1 Meter Testing Outfit
School Department
1 Power Mower
Exchange of 19 Typewriters
1 Air Pump
2 Filing Cabinets
360.00
807.50
175.00
90.00
260.00
$ 1,432.50
Cemetery Department
1 Power Mower
Water and Sewer Department
1 Automobile
1 Typewriter
1 Sealing Machine
Welfare Department
2 Typewriter Desks
2 Typewriter Chairs
9 Chairs
1 Typewriter
1 Cabinet Safe
1 Addressograph
550.00
93.00
45.00
57.50
13.00
34.25
55.00
75.00
75.00
225.00
$ 688.00
$ 309.75
Amendment by Mr. Sullivan that the Recreation Committee be
authorized to purchase equipment as follows:
6 Swings $ 123.40
2 Slides 141.00
4 See- Saws 72.65
Freight on Same 30.00
$ 367.05
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
ARTICLE 5
To determine how much money the town will raise and appropriate
for General Government, Protection of Persons and Property, Health and
Sanitation, Highways, Charities and Soldiers' Benefits, Education, Recre-
ation, and Unclassified, Public Service Enterprises, Interest and Maturing
Debt, specifying what appropriatiofis shall be taken from the receipts
of a department.
On motion by Finance Committee as amended by Mr. Blanchard.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $30,102.50
to be apportioned as follows:
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$ 22.50
Selectmen's Department
Salaries of Board
450.00
Department Expenses
1,490.00
Accounting Department
3,345.00
Treasurer's Department
Salary of Treasurer
900.00
Department Expenses
1,900.00
Collector's Department
Salary of Collector
1,595.00
Department Expenses
3,330.00
Assessors' Department
Salaries of Assessors
2,610.00
Department Expenses
4,650.00
Legal Department
1,750.00
Town Clerk's Department
Salary of Clerk
450.00
Department Expenses
800.00
Vital Statistics
75.00
Election and Registration
1,200.00
Town Hall
5,535.00
Protection of Persons and Property
On motion by Finance Committee. -
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $92,190.00 to
be apportioned as follows:
Police Department $ 36,000.00
Fire Department 35,525.00
Hydrant Rental 8,825.00
Moth Department 6,500.00
Inspector of Buildings 900.00
Inspector of Buildings — Use of Auto 150.00
Sealer Weights and Measures 1,060.00
Dog Officer 540.00
Animal Inspector 270.00
Compensation Account 2,000.00
Forest Warden 150.00
Wire Inspector 270.00
Health and Sanitation
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $23,330.00 to
be apportioned as follows:
Health Department
Salaries of Board $ 270.00
REPORT
OF
TOWN
CLERK
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Department Expenses
8,500.00
Unpaid Bills
63.00
Collection of Garbage
4,800.00
Care of Dumps
1,000.00
Sewer Maintenance
6,800.00
Sewer Connections
1,900.00
Hig^hways
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $55,000.00 for
Highways.
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $138,910.13 to
be apportioned as follows:
Welfare Department
Salaries of Board $ 450.00
Outside Relief 60,000.00
Old Age Assistance 32,900.00
Old Age Assistance Administration 2,300.00
Outside Relief, Unpaid Bills 11,303.09
Infirmary 8,000.00
Infirmary Unpaid Bills 441.24
Military Aid 1,500.00
State Aid 1,500.00
Soldiers' Relief 20,000.00
Soldiers' Relief Unpaid Bills 115.80
Soldiers' Relief Agent 360.00
Soldiers' Relief Agent Expenses 40.00
Education
Motion by Finance Committee.
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $281,700.00 to be
apportioned as follows:
School Department $259,500.00
Trade School ' 3,900.00
Library Department 18,300.00
Amendment by Mr. AUman.
That the appropriation for School Department be increased in the
sum of $4,500.00, so as to read $264,000.00.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
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Recreation and Unclassified
Motion by Finance Committee.
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $50,732.00 to be
apportioned as follows:
Park and Cemetery Department
Salaries of Board $ 180.00
Department Expenses 4,225.00
Cemetery Department 2,800.00
Miscellaneous 577.00
Recreation Commission 850.00
Planning Board 50.00
Board of Appeal 50.00
Lake Quannapowitt 600.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights 2,500.00
Street Lights 18,000.00
Fire Insurance 4,200.00
Rifle Range, Company E 550.00
Rifle Range, Medical Co. 150.00
Reserve Fund 1,000.00
and that $19,000.00 be transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account
to the Reserve Fund.
Amendment by Mr. Sullivan,
That the amount of the Recreation Commission appropriation be
increased in the sum of $617.05, making that appropriation $1,467.05.
Amendment by Mr. Evans.
That the amount of the Reserve Fund be increased in the sum of
$3,000.00, making a total for the Reserve Fund $4,000.00.
Amendment of Mr. Evans was voted in the affirmative.
Amendment of Mr. Sullivan was voted in the affirmative. Original
motion as amended was then voted.
On motion by Mr. Jordan.
Voted: That this meeting stand adjourned to Thursday evening,
March 11, at 7.30 o'clock, P.M.
Adjourned at 10.20 o'clock. Attendance 500.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 11, 1937
Meeting called to order at 7.30 o'clock P.M., by Moderator Eaton,
Article 5 being in order.
On motion by Mr. Young.
Voted: To amend the appropriation made for the Moth Department,
by increasing that appropriation in the sum of $1,000.00, making the
total appropriation $7,500.00 in place of $6,500.00. "Yes" 103, "No" 90.
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 25
Public Service Enterprises
Water Department
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $90,000.00 to
be apportioned as follows:
Salaries of Board $ 270.00
Department Expenses 53,553.75
Water Bonds 31,000.00
Water Interest 5,176.25
Interest and Maturing Debt
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $92,496.99 to
be apportioned as follows:
Interest $ 19,000.00
Maturing Debt 73,496.99
Light Department
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town appropriate the sum of $270.00 for salaries of
the Light Commissioners, to be taken from the receipts of the Department,
and the balance of the receipts of the Department be appropriated for
the use of the Department, provided however, that if the income from said
Department shall exceed the expenses of the Department for said fiscal
year, the use of said excess in whole, or in part, be determined by the
1938 Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 26
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That Article 26 be taken up. Unanimous vote.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That all action taken under Article 26 at the town meeting of
March 8, be reconsidered. Unanimous vote.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500.00 for
the purposes set forth in this Article, namely: For the original construc-
tion of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land
damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said
construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick, or other
pavement of similar lasting character, under specifications approved by
the Department of Public Works, and authorize the issue of notes or bonds
therefor to the amount of $20,000.00, payable in or within 10 years in
equal annual payments; all in connection with WPA projects so far as
possible. Unanimous vote.
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ARTICLE 6
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money
for the improvement of Vernon Street; said money to be used in con-
junction with any money which may be alloted by the state or county,
or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate $7,500 to carry out the
purposes of Article 6, only such portion thereof to be expended as may
be equal to one-half the sum provided by the state and county together
for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money
for the improvement of Salem Street; said money to be used in con-
junction with any money which may be allotted by the state or county,
or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate $1,150.00 to carry out the
purposes of Article 7, only such portion thereof to be expended as may
be equal to one-half the sum provided by the state and county together
for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money
for the maintenance of various streets; built under Chapter 90, General
Laws, Ter. Ed., said money to be used in conjunction with any money
which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose;
or take any other action in relation thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate $2,000.00 to carry out the
purposes of Article 8, only such portion thereof to be expended as may
be equal to one-half the sum provided by the state and county together
for the same purpose.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the town will vote to purchase for Highway Department
purposes a lot of land on North Avenue adjoining the land now used by
said department, said lot being bounded and described as follows: South-
westerly by North Avenue, 130 feet; Southeasterly by land of the American
Reed and Fibre Furniture Co., 257.52 feet; Northwesterly by land now or
formerly of Alice Burditt, 120 feet and more; Westerly by land of the
town, 180.59 feet, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,507.50 to
carry out the purposes of Article 9.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 27
ARTICLE 12
To see if the town will vote to appropriate the fund known as the
Surplus War Bonus Fund now in the treasury, together with all interest
remaining thereon from investment up to January 1, 1937, in payment of
maturing town indebtedness in the year 1937.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town appropriate the fund known as the Surplus
War Bonus Fund now in the treasury, together with all interest remaining
thereon from investment up to January 1, 1937, for payment of Maturing
Town Indebtedness for the year 1937.
ARTICLE 13
To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
for the payment to Antonio Muccio on account of injuries sustained, as
authorized by Chapter 313, of the Acts of 1936.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was lost.
"Yes" 65, "No" 185.
On motion by Mr. Frankel.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for
the payment to Antonio Muccio on account of injuries sustained, as author-
ized by Chapter 313, of the Acts of 1936.
ARTICLE 14
To raise and appropriate sufficient money to pay pension for a period
commencing March 1, 1937, and ending February 28, 1938, to ex-Officer
Frank H. Robinson, under authority of Chapter 103, Acts of 1936, ahd
provide for the payment thereof by any legal method.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $985.50 to carry
out the purposes of Article 14,
ARTICLE 15
To see if the town will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County
of Middlesex as required by law on account of assessments levied on the
town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis
Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932 bonds maturing in 1937, issued In
compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness
incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the town's share
of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 19-37, also for the care, main-
tenance, and repair of said hospital for 1936, and including interest on
temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter
111 of the General Laws applicable thereto, and for all other expenses
in connection therewith, determine how^ the money shall be raised, or in
any way act thereon.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of ,$9,120.16 to
carry out the purposes of Article 15.
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ARTICLE 19
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen re-locating
and altering a public way known as Spring Street, between Greenwood
Street and Myrtle Avenue, and raise and appropriate money necessary to
carry out the purposes of this article.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 20
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
construct a sewer in Western Avenue (a private way) from Elm Street
westerly, approximately 300 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient
sum of money therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct
a sewer in Western Avenue as proposed under Article 20 and that the town
raise and appropriate the sum of $969.20 therefor.
ARTICLE 21
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
construct a sewer in Charles Street from Main Street to Birch Hill
Avenue approximately 900 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money therefor, or authorize the Treasurer with the appproval of the
Selectmen to borrow and issue notes or bonds therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct
a sewer in Charles Street as proposed under Article 21 and that the town
raise and appropriate the sum of $5,873.50 therefor.
ARTICLE 22
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $22.00
to refund to Albert F. Simpson, 328 Salem Street, over assessment for side-
walk work.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $22.00 to carry
out the purposes of Article 22.
ARTICLE 23
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $105.00 to
be apportioned as follows:
To Herbert and Evelyn Murkland $20.00
To Margaret A. Tyler 10.00
To Eastern Massachusetts Electric Co. 50.00
To Albert Simpson 25.00
to cover damages awarded to the aforesaid and assessed upon the Town of
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 29
Wakefield by decree of the County Commissioners dated September 22, 1936.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $105.00 to carry
out the purposes of Article 23.
ARTICLE 24
To see if the town will accept a gift of a parcel of land, as shown on
the Assessors' Plans, Plat 10, Lot 70, and containing 22,636 square feet,
bounded on the northwest, west, and south by Crystal Lake and on the
east by land of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
On motion by Finance Committee, it was unanimously Voted: That
the town accept as a gift the parcel of land described in Article 24, and
that the Town Clerk be directed to express the gratitude of the town to
the donor, John J. Round, for this gift.
ARTICLE 25
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by
eminent domain for park purposes under Chapter 79 of the General Laws,
Ter. Ed., lots 64 to 67 inclusive, 69 to 85 inclusive, 88 to 132 inclusive, as
shown on Plat 35 of the Assessors' plans together with the land included
in the private ways shown on said Plat 35, and all shown enclosed by a
heavy dark line shown on plan filed with the Town Clerk. Said lots and
land being bounded by a line shown as aforesaid, and commencing at about
the northeast corner of the playground at Greenwood, thence by said
line by many courses, northeasterly to a point about 128 feet from Oak
Street nearly opposite a private way known as Holland Road; thence
southerly by Lots 25 and 58 and across a paper private way to the north
line thereof; thence easterly by said line to the easterly line of Melrose
Avenue, to Lot 96; thence northerly by the easterly line of Melrose Avenue
and Short Street to the northeasterly corner of Lot 89; thence south-
easterly by said line and by Lot 89 to Lot 88; thence northwesterly by Lot
88 and said line to Oak Avenue; thence southeasterly by said line and the
southwesterly line of Oak Avenue; thence northeasterly across the end of
Oak Avenue to said line and Lot 22 ; thence more northeasterly by said line
and the southeasterly line of Achorn Avenue, to the northeasterly corner
of Lot 125; thence southeasterly by said hne by Lots 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,
130, 131, 132 to an acute angle; thence westerly by said line and Lots 132,
121, 119, 118, 117, 116, 115, 85 and 84, to said playground; thence north-
westerly by said line and playground about 10 feet by a part of Lot 81, to
the point of beginning; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money
therefor. Said lots are all supposed to be held under tax titles owned by
the town.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was
withdrawn.
Voted: That a committee of three be appointed to consider the subject
matter of Article 25, and report at a future town meeting.
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ARTICLE 27
To see if the town will vote to sell to Harris Chickles and George
Scarononzos a triangular lot of land on Wakefield Avenue, bounded
easterly by Wakefield Avenue 61.60 feet, southerly by land of Town of
Wakefield 19.17 feet, and westerly by other land of said Chickles and
Scarononzos 62.05 feet; total area 585 square feet, as shown on plan by
Harry H. Denning, C. E., dated January 30, 1937, and fix the price therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sell to Harris
Chickles and George Scarononzos for a nominal consideration, the land
described in Article 27.
ARTICLE 28
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $850 to be
expended by:
Wakefield Post No. 2106, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Corp. Charles F.
Parker Camp No. 39, United Spanish War Veterans; Corp. Harry E. Nelson
Post No. 63, American Legion; H. M. Warren Post No. 12, G. A. R.; for the
proper observance of Memorial Day, May 30, 1937.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $650.00 to carry
out the purposes of Article 28.
ARTICLE 29
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to
cover part of the expense of rent of quarters for Corp. Charles F. Parker
Camp No. 39, United Spanish War Veterans.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to carry
out the purposes of Article 29.
ARTICLE 30
To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of S500.00 for
nursing, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen,
as salary to the nurse employed by the Wakefield Visiting Nurse Asso-
ciation, in aid of its nursing work among the people of Wakefield.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to carry
out the purposes of Article 30.
ARTICLE 31
To see if the town will vote to return to the Town Treasury the sum
of $27,697.57 (which is the net profit of the department) this sum being
part of the balance of the Operating Fund of the Municipal Light De-
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 31
partment as of December 31, 1936, and to authorize the Assessors to use
the same in computing the tax rate for 1937; also, to see if the town will
authorize the Municipal Light Department to transfer the sum of $6,789.27
from .its Operating Fund to its Construction Fund, this sum being the
remainder of the balance of its Operating Fund as of December 31, 1936.
On motion by Finance Committee,
Vated: That $27,697.57 of the cash balance in the Operating Account
of the Municipal Light Department, December 31, 1936, be returned to the
Town Treasury and the Assessors be hereby authorized to use the same
in computing the Tax Rate for 1937, and authorize the Municipal Light
Department to transfer from its Operating Account $6,789.27 to its Con-
struction Account, the same being the remainder of the balance in the
Operating Account as of December 31, 1936.
ARTICLE 32
To see if the town will vote that the income from the sales of gas
and electricity to private consumers, for gas and electricity supplied to
municipal buildings and for municipal power and street lighting, and from
sales of appliances and jobbing during the current fiscal year, be appro-
priated for the Municipal Lighting Plant, the whole to be expended by
the manager of the Municipal Lighting Plant under the direction of the
Municipal Light Board for the expense of the plant for said fiscal year, as
defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, and that, if
said income shall exceed said expenses for said fiscal year, that the use of
such excess, in whole or in part, be determined by the 1938 Annual Town
Meeting. ^
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 32 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 33
To see if the town will vote to place curb stones on Main Street at all
places where there are now no curbs — the curbing to begin at a point
opposite the southern boundary of the High School lot and extending to
the Melrose line on both sides of the street and to raise and appropriate
sufficient money to pay for them, and authorize the Board of Selectmen
to take any action, which in their judgment may be advisable, to carry
out the purpose of this Article either by the Highway Department or by
co-operation with any department of the Federal Government.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 33 be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 2
Moderator appointed the following committee under Article 2: Harry
Marshall, Eugene J. Sullivan, Patrick H. Tenney, Orrin J. Hale, Harry A.
Simonds.
32 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ARTICLE 25
Moderator appointed the following committee under Article 25: John
J. Round, Dr. Charles E. Montague, William H. Allyn.
ARTICLE 34
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint
any member thereof as their Agent, and vote to fix the compensation of
the same.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was lost.
"Yes" 87, "No" 109.
On motion by Mr. Frankel as amended by Mr. Hogan.
Voted: That the town authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint
any member thereof as its agent and fix the compensation for such agent
at $1,500.00.
ARTICLE 35
To see if the town will authorize or ratify a contract for the employ-
ment by the Welfare Board and Bureau of Old Age Assistance to employ
Frank B. Gladwin as supervisor and visitor of Old Age Assistance.
A motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone was lost.
"Yes" 83, "No" 119.
On motion by Mr. Hogan.
Voted: That the town ratify a contract for the employment by the
Board of Public Welfare and Bureau of Old Age Assistance to employ
Frank B. Gladwin as Supervisor and Visitor of Old Age Assistance.
ARTICLE 36
To see if the town will return the barn and outer buildings at the
Infirmary to the jurisdiction of the Welfare Department.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLES 37 AND 38
To see what action the town will take relative to exchanging land
and releasing rights of way with Albert C. Murray and Sophie Murray,
which land and ways are adjacent to other land of said Murrays, the
Greenwood Playground and High Street.
To see if the town will take by right of eminent domain a piece of land
fronting on High Street, approximately 42 feet long on said High Street, and
about 241/2 feet in width, said land being the property of Albert C. and Sophie
Murray and bounded on the south by land taxed to Nina H. McGovern
on the east by the Greenwood Playground, said land when taken to leave
Mr. Murray's lot with its southern boundary straight and provide a clear
entrance to the Greenwood Playground, and raise and appropriate -money
to pay for it.
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 33
On motion by Mr. demons. '
Voted: That Articles 37 and 38 be acted upon jointly.
Motion by Finance Committee that both Articles be indefinitely post-
poned was lost.
Motion by Mr. Round.
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 to carry out
the purposes of the Articles.
Motion by Mr. Young.
That the subject matter of these Articles be referred to a committee,
consisting of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Park Commissioners.
Mr. Young's motion taking precedence was put to vote and carried in
the afiBrmative.
ARTICLE 2
On motion by Mr. Marshall.
Voted: That Article 2 be taken up.
Mr. Marshall reported for the committee and placed in nomination
the following:
Field Drivers
Carrol Robie, George A. Bennett, Harry I. Peck.
Fence Viewers
Augustus Baxter, Dennis F. Regan, Luther M. Howe.
Surveyors of Lumber
William E. Knox, Henry A. Feindel, Edward G. Bowditch, Ernest E.
Prescott, Larkin E. Bennett, Harry Mcintosh and Myron Wing.
Planning Board
Edward M. Bridge.
Recreation Committee
Eugene J. Sullivan, George F. Gardner, William Dill, Elizabeth Neary,
Edmund W. Sliney, Dorothy Schlotterbeck, Orrin J. Hale.
No other nominations being made, the Clerk was instructed to cast
one ballot for above-named^ and they were declared elected to their re-
spective offices.
ARTICLE 39
To see if the town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to make
repairs on the exterior of the Town Hall and raise and appropriate a
sufBcient sum of money therefor.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 to
carry out the purposes of Article 39.
34 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
ARTICLE 40
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer with the ap-
proval of the Selectmen to borrow for ordinary maintenance expenses of
the town and for Revenue Loans, the sum of $96,381.67, or the am.ount of
the Tax Titles taken and held by the town, or a lesser sum, and to issue
a note or notes of the town therefor, in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933, as most recently amended by Chapter 281
of the Acts of 1936 and to authorize the Assessors to use said sum for the
purpose of the reduction of the 1937 Tax Levy or take any action relative
thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 41
To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Laws, by changing that
part of the Single Residence District lying 200 feet easterly from the east-
erly side of Main Street from the center line of Salem Street northerly to
the center line of Cordis Street to a General Residence District.
Mr. Lee reported for the Planning Board and moved indefinite post-
ponement which was voted.
ARTICLE 42
To see if the town will vote to change the Zoning By-Law by inserting
in Section 2 under special cases (b) after the word cemetery, the words,
"Public Recreational use as a Private Business".
Mr. Lee reported for the Planning Board and moved indefinite post-
ponement which was voted.
ARTICLE 1
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That Article 1 be taken up.
Voted: That the report of the Town Officers as printed be accepted.
ARTICLE 43
To see if the town will amend the Zoning By-Laws by adding to
Section 3, General Residence Districts, the following paragraph:
Special Case. e. Any dwelling existing in the year 1936 which has ten
or more rooms above the basement or cellar may be altered into a tenement
house provided the requirements of the tenement house act are complied
with.
Mr. Lee reported for the Planning Board that a hearing had been held.
Voted: That the town amend its Zoning By-Laws by adding to Section
3, General Residence Districts, the following paragraph:
Special Case. e. Any dwelling existing in the year 1936 which has ten
or more rooms above the basement or cellar may be altered into a tenement
house provided the requirements of the tenement house act are complied
with. Unanimous vote.
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 35
ARTICLE 44
To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed to study
the Tenement House Act and its effect on the Town of Wakefield, said
committee having been appointed under Article 37 of the Annual Warrant
for 1936.
Mr. Whitney reported for the committee.
Voted: That the report be accepted and adopted.
ARTICLE 45
To see if the town will amend Chapter 11 of the Building Laws of the
town, adopted April 16, 1928, and April 1, 1929, by adding at the end, a
new section, as follows:
Section XIX — Whoever violates any of the provisions of Chapter 11
of the Building Laws, adopted April 16, 1928, and April 1, 1929, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00.
On motion by Mr. Whitney.
Voted: That the town amend Chapter 11 of the Building Laws adopted
April 16, 1928, and April 1, 1929, by adding at the end, a new section, as
follows :
Section XIX — Whoever violates any of the provisions of Chapter 11
of the Building Laws, adopted April 16, 1928, and April 1, 1929, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00. Unanimous vote.
On motion by Mr. Wakefield.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned at 10.45 o'clock. Attendance 350.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 29, 1937
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock P.M., by Moderator O'Connell,
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That further reading of the warrant be waived, with the
exception of the Constable's Return. Constable's Return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum
of money to provide funds for the Contributory Retirement System author-
ized under Chapter 318, Acts of 1936, accepted by vote of the town,
November 3, 1936, and effective July 1, 1937, and for administrative ex-
penses incidental thereto.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500.00 to
provide funds for the Contributory Retirement System for the period from
July 1, 1937, to December 31, 1937, and raise and appropriate the sum of
$500.00 for administrative expenses incidental thereto.
36 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
construct a sewer in Birch Hill Avenue from Nahant Street southerly,
approximately 260 feet; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of
money therefor.
Motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to construct
a sewer in Birch Hill Avenue as proposed under Article 2 and that the town
raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will authorize a lease to be executed on behalf of
the Town by the Water and Sewerage Board of the so-called Hackett
property off North Avenue, and bordering on Lake Quannapowitt, to the
Sea Scouts.
On motion by Finance Committee.
That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to execute a lease
on behalf of the town, for a period not exceeding one year, of the so-
called "Hackett" property as described in Article 3 to the Sea Scouts.
Amendment by Mr. demons.
That lease be executed by some responsible person on behalf of the
Sea Scouts.
Amendment accepted and original motion as amended was then voted.
ARTICLE 4
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out
a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of
the private way known as Eastern Avenue running from Court Street to
Vernon Street, and raise and appropriate money for the construction
thereof.
On motion by Mr. Blanchard.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Board of Select-
men laying out a town way in substantially the location of the private way
known as Eastern Avenue, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk
with said report. The street to be laid out under the law authorizing
Betterments. The cost of construction of said street to be taken from the
proceeds of the Bond Issue authorized under Article 26 of the Annual Town
Meeting of 1937.
ARTICLE 5
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under
Articles 37 and 38 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of 1937, relative
to releasing rights of way and taking or purchasing land of Albert C. and
Sophie Murray under the following Articles:
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 37
To see what action the town will take relative to exchanging land and
releasing rights of way with Albert C. Murray and Sophie Murray, which
land and ways are adjacent to other land of said Murrays, the Green-
wood Playground and High Street.
To see if the town will take by right of eminent domain a piece of land
fronting on High Street, approximately 42 feet long on said High Street, and
about 24% feet in width, said land being the property of Albert C. and
Sophie Murray, and bounded on the south by land taxed to Nina H. Mc-
Govern, on the east by the Greenwood Playground, said land when taken
to leave Mr. Murray's lot with its southern boundary straight and provide
a clear entrance to the Greenwood Playground, and raise and appropriate
money to pay for it.
Mr. Blanchard reported for the committee.
A motion by Mr. Round that the report be accepted was withdrawn.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the report of the committee be laid upon the table, until
the report of the Finance Committee be heard.
Finance Committee reported as follows:
That the town take for park purposes by right of eminent domain
under Chapter 80A of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, a piece
of land fronting on High Street, approximately 42 feet long on said High
Street, and about 24^2 feet in width, said land being the property of Albert
C. and Sophie Murray, and bounded on the south by land taxed to Nina
H. McGovern, on the east by the Greenwood Playground, said land when
taken to leave Mr. Murray's lot with its southern boundary straight and
provide a clear entrance to the Greenwood Playground.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the committee report be taken from the table.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the entire matter be referred back to the same committee,
to report at a future town meeting.
ARTICLE 6
To hear and act upon a report of the committee appointed under
Article 25 of the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of 1937, and to see
if the town will authorize and request the Town Treasurer and Tax Col-
lector to foreclose the Town Tax Titles, described in "Article 25 of the
warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1937, and raise and appropriate
a sum of money therefor.
Mr. Round reported verbally for the committee.
On motion by Finance Committee,
Voted: That the town authorize and request the Town Treasurer and
Tax Collector to foreclose the Town Tax Titles described in Article 25 of
the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1937, and raise and appro-
priate the sum of $150.00 therefor. ^
38 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
ARTICLE 7
To see if the town will raise and appropriate additional money to be
used in WPA projects for supervision, trucking, materials, office supplies,
etc.
Finance Committee moved indefinite postponement and it was so
voted.
On motion by Mr. Blanchard.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned at 8.30 P.M. Attendance 75.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JtTNE 16, 1937
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock P.M., by Moderator O'Connell,
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That further reading of the warrant be dispensed, with,
excepting the Constable's Return.
Constable's Return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
construct a sewer in Cordis Street, 624 feet to Main Street, thence south-
erly in said Main Street to the intersection of Central Street, also in
Central Street, 491 feet to Main Street, and in Main Street from Central
Street to the intersection of Sweetser Street, and also to construct and equip
an underground sewage ejector station opposite Central Street, in land
between Main Street and Lake Quannapowitt, and also to install and lay
a force main from said ejector station in Main Street to the gravity sewer
near Aborn Avenue and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor,
and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to bor-
row such money and issue the notes or bonds of the town therefor.
Finance Committee recommended that the town authorize the Water
and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer as called for in the Article.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
construct a sewer in Cordis Street, 624 feet to Main Street, thence southerly
in said Main Street to the intersection of Central Street, also in Central
Street, 491 feet to Main Street, and in Main Street, from Central Street
to the intersection of Sweetser Street, and also to construct and equip an
underground sewage ejector station opposite Central Street, in land be-
tween Main Street, and Lake Quannapowitt and also to install and lay
a force main from said ejector station in Main Street to the gravity
sewer near Aborn Avenue, and appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 therefor,
and that said sum be borrowed and the Town Ti'easurer be, with the
approval of the Selectmen, authorized to borrow said sum of $25,000.00 and
issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, said notes or bonds to be payable
$2,500.00 in each of the years 1938 to 1947 inclusive. Unanimous vote.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 39
ARTICLE 2
To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to
construct a sewer from Lindbergh Road through Crystal Street to Green-
wood Street, thence through Greenwood Street to Myrtle Avenue,
thence southerly in Myrtle Avenue, 382 feet; thence easterly through
land of the Wakefield Savings Bank and land and location of the
Boston and Maine Railroad to the trunk line outfall sewer, and appro-
priate a sufficient sum of money therefor, and authorize the Treasurer
with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow the necessary money
therefor and issue notes or bonds of the town, and authorize the taking
by eminent domain or the purchase of any necessary easements or rights
in lands or locations for said sewers.
Finance Committee recommended that the town authorize the Water
and Sewerage Board to construct a sewer as called for in the Article.
Motion by Mr. demons.
That the town authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to construct
a sewer from Lindbergh Road through Crystal Street to Greenwood Street
thence through Greenwood Street, to Myrtle Avenue, thence southerly in
Myrtle Avenue, 382 feet; thence easterly through land of the Wakefield
Savings Bank and land and location of the Boston and Maine Railroad to
the trunk line outfall sewer, and appropriate the sum of $21,000.00 therefor,
and that said sum be borrowed and the Town Treasurer be, with the
approval of the Selectmen, authorized to borrow said sum of $21,000.00
and issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, said notes or bonds to be
payable $3,000.00 in the year 1938 and $2,000.00 in each of the years 1939
to 1947 inclusive, and authorize the taking by eminent domain or the
purchase of any necessary easements or rights in lands or locations for
said sewers.
An amendment by Mr. Yeuell limiting the length of the sewers was lost.
The main question was then put to vote with the following result:
Affirmative 114, Negative 15.
The necessary two-thirds being attained, the vote was declared carried.
ARTICLE 3
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out a
town way imder the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the
private way known as Wilson Avenue running from Preston Street to
Oakland Street and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Selectmen
laying out a town way in substantially the location of the private way
known as Wilson Avenue, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town
Clerk with said report. The street to be laid out u^der the la"# aluthor-
izing Betterments.
40 TOWN OP WAKKPIEKD
ARTICLE 4
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out
a town way in substantially the location of the private way known as
Maple Way running from Greenwood Avenue to the Greenwood Park or
Playground and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Selectmen laying
out a town way in substantially the location of the private way known as
Maple Way, all as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk with said
report.
ARTICLE 5
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen altering
and re-locating Grafton Street and Main Street at their intersection and
appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the town accept and allow a report of the Board of Se-
lectmen on altering and re-locating Grafton and Main Streets at their
intersection, providing no appropriation is called for at this time. The
plan on such alterations filed with the Town Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Wakefield.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned at 8.35 o'clock P.M. Attendance 160.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, AUGUST 11, 1937
Meeting called to order at 7.00 o'clock P.M., by Moderator O'Connell,
who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by Mr. demons.
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of
the Constable's Return, be dispensed with.
Constable's Return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
purchase a second-hand commercial truck at a net cost not exceeding
$1090.00, exchanging similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the
net cost of same to be paid from the Highway Department appropriation
in the amount of $600.00 and from WPA Funds in the amount of $490.00.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to purchase a
second-hand commercial truck at a net cost not exceeding $1,090.00, ex-
changing similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of
same to be paid from the Highway Department appropriation in the
amount of $600.00 "and from WPA Funds in the amount of $490.00. (A
motion by Mr. Landers to indefinitely postpone was lost.)
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 41
ARTICLE 2
To hear and act upon a report of the Board of Selectmen laying out
a town way under the Betterment Act in substantially the location of the
private way known as Coolidge Park, running northerly from Lowell Street,
and appropriate money for the construction thereof.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the town will vote to place in charge of the Park and Ceme-
tery Commissioners, the areas not used for highway purposes at the fol-
lowing intersections: Prospect, Hopkins and Brook Streets; Salem and
Vernon Streets; Prospect Street and Bellevue Road; Nahant and Farm
Streets; Eaton and Crescent Streets; North Avenue and Church Street;
Franklin and Nahant Streets; Main Street between Richardson and Ben-
nett Streets; Oak Street and Greenwood Avenue.
On motion by Finance Committee.
Voted: To place in charge of the Park and Cemetery Commissioners,
the areas not used for highway piurposes at the following intersections:
Prospect, Hopkins and Brook Streets; Salem and Vernon Streets; Prospect
Street and Bellevue Road; Nahant and Farm Streets; Eaton and Crescent
Streets; North Avenue and Church Street; Franklin and Nahant Streets;
Main Street between Richardson and Bennett Streets; Oak Street and
Greenwood Avenue.
On motion by Mr. Preston.
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Adjourned at 7.11 o'clock P. M. Attendance 17.
RESULT OP SPECIAL PRIMARY, HELD SEPTEMBER 14, 1937
As Canvassed by the Town Clerk
REPUBLICAN
Congressman — Seventh District (To fill vacancy)
Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Total
Leonard C. Atkinson,
3 Prospect Ave., Winthrop
9
4
3
16
Joseph A. Langone, Jr.
190 North St., Boston
6
1
7
C. P. Nelson Pratt,
4 Johnston Ter., Saugus
34
23
5
62
Edward Devlin Sirois,
82 Wachusett Ave., Lawrence
267
131
144
542
Blank
2
2
4
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TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
DEMOCRATIC
Congressman — Seventh District (To fill vacancy)
Lawrence J. Connery,
15 Bellevue Rd., Lynn
Joseph A. Langone, Jr.,
190 North St., Boston
Blank
303
41
2
17
1
146
Congressman
Fred G. Bushold
215 Haverhill St., Lawrence
Blank
UNION PARTY
Seventh District (To fill vacancy)
466
46
5
RESULT OF SPECIAL ELECTION, HELD SEPTEMBER 28, 1937
As Canvassed by the Board of Selectmen
Congressman — Seventh District (To fill vacancy)
Fred G. Bushold of Lawrence
Lawrence J. Connery of Lynn
Edward Devlin Sirois of Lawrence
Blank
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
14
9
13
36
858
83
489
1430
911
530
535
1976
5
1
1
7
RECORD OP BIRTHS
43
Record of Births
Any errors or omissions noted in these records should be reported to
the Town Clerk at once.
Date Name of Child
Jan. 1 Jean Harriet Bower
6 Carol Jackman
9 Earl Auerbach Ladd
10 Sarah Elizabeth Wiley
11 George Arthur LeFave
13 Kendall Dustin Smith
15 Esther Kanchuga
15 Damien Paul Rich
16 Nancy Leona Bourque
16 Robert Bruce Wallace
21 Bruce Allen Wheeler
22 Mary Theresa McGrath
25 Jeanette Ethel Louise
Donnelly
27 Plorance Mae MacLeod
28 Cecelia Rebecca Steeves
30 Dorothy Ruth Veno
Parents
Luther A. and Laura M. (Dumas)
John and Angelina J. (Sullivan)
Earl D. and Louise K. (Thomas)
Arthur and Ruth (Ober)
Louis J. and Velma (Fradette)
Sidney K. and Cornelia (Moynihan)
Julius and Christina (Domachowicz)
Fred L. and Susie (Leone)
Gustave J. and Marion (Doucette)
William S. and Dorothy C. (Gilbert)
Clyde and Elsie (Lord)
Laurence F. and Margaret (McGarr)
Thomas J. and Eleanor (Gilson)
Alex and Jessie (MacGregor)
Leslie A, and Cecelia (Boyd)
John E. and Dorothy (Hill)
Feb. 1 James Frederick Lilley
4 Robert Reed Gardner
4 Henry Arthur Sonier
4 George William Wilkinson
5 Eleanor Nikitin
5 Clara Mae Pitman
6 Claire Lucile Meuse
9 David Joseph Winton
12 Elinor Mabelle White
16 Edward Fayle
20 David Herbert Fieldhouse
20 Thomas Gerald Johnston
21 Judith Hayden Hewitt
23 Stillbirth
23 Lorraine Esther Sylvester
25 Evelyn Marie Burgess
27 John Lawrence Blais
James M. and Mary L. (Fouhey)
Lawrence R. and Marjorie E. (Reed)
Allen E. and Rosetta M. (Murray)
Charles W. and Velma K. (King)
Harry and Talka (Sawcky)
Harold I. and May E. (Clain)
Walter E. and Sara M. (Doiron)
Joseph H, and Mary E. (White)
James W. and Florence A. (Marge-
son)
William H. and Irene F. (Holland)
Herbert, Jr., and Ruth G. (Foster)
Joseph L. and Hazel I. (Gerrior)
Forrest H. and Elizabeth L. (Harn-
den)
Huntington R. and Esther (Veholm)
John W. and Alice M. (Reynolds)
Claude and Marion (ShattUck)
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TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Date Name of Child
Mar. 2 Russell Vincent Smith
4 Joan Lea Horrigan
8 Gordon Ira Crowell
12 Graves
12 Jeri Lee Hull
13 Elizabeth Ripley Conner
15 David Giles Saunders
15 Peter Burgess Munier
17 Francis Xavier Mahoney
19 George Donald Lowry
20 Mary Jane Dolan
24 Ruth Evelyn Hanson
25 Lawrence Brooks Edgett
27 Eugenie Sylvia Paon
31 Betty Virginia Rindone
31 Kathryn Marie Allan
Parents
James A. and Lillian (Doucette)
Frank H. and Doris N. (Snowdon)
Horace E. and Mabel J. (Whalen)
Edwin L. and Ruth E. (Solomon)
Newton J. and Olive J. (Rodgers)
George E. and Marguerite (Smith)
Paul A. and Marjorie N. (Forbes)
Theodore and Alice (Burgess)
John J. and Margaret C. (Reardon)
Edgar A. and Gladys (Poward)
Jeremiah J. and Margaret A. (Keef e)
Carl H. and Frances (Bronson)
Harold J. and Pauline B. (Taft)
Joseph C. and Gladys S. (Raymond)
Louis F. and Ruth W. (Meade)
William V. and Marie O. (French)
Apr. 1 Charles Albert Fowlie
4 Ronald Francis Meuse
4 George Lawrence V/ren
4 Frank Milton Roberts
5 Marie Martha DelRossi
7 Sally Leighton
11 Robert Charles Bisacre
14 George Edward Garland
15 Shirley Ann Gerrior
17 Virginia Cambareri
19 Peter VanAmburgh
21 Christine Helen Giuffre
22 Marjorie Gail Boyce
24 Lois Irene Butler
27 McPartland
28 Robert Wixtead Grant
29 Francis Joseph Walsh, Jr.
Albert A. and Helen D. (Colby)
George A. and Hilda (McKenna)
George M. and Charlotte M. (O'Con-
nell)
Clarence J. and Mary I. (McManuis)
Serafino and Alice (Kovalchick)
Leon E. and Isabel A. (Renton)
Robert and Edith (Curley)
William G. and Grace L. (Atkins)
Leo T. and Helen (Cullen)
Virgil and Ida (Nutile)
Charles and Agnes (Shannon)
Dominic and Helen I. (Winter)
Joseph R. and Marjorie C. (Sullivan)
Aaron T. and Leilia (Ross)
James and Viola (Southwick)
Edward and Margaret (Wixtead)
Francis J. and Pauline F. (Dingle)
May 1 Barbara Anna Thomsen
1 Peter Bellandi
1 Victor Carbone
3 Janet May Meuse
4 Judith A. Leonard
5 Lois Frances Doiron
Albert E. and Andrea R. M. (Du-
charme)
Joseph and Josephine T. (Terravec-
chi)
Nicholas and Mary (Rauseo)
Leopald A. and Frances M. (Perkins)
Elliott B. and Gladys B. (Lowrey)
Wilfred H and Ethel V (Dingle)
6 Marjorie Elizabeth Mclntire Ralph A. and Ruth N. (Belcher)
8 Gordon Russell Pipe Gordan E. and Mary S. (Stone)
RECORD OP BIRTHS
45
Date Name of Child
10 Mary Louise DeRenne
10 Richard James Dingle
10 George William Wanamaker
11 Barbara Lee Anderson
13 Frederick William Miller
14 Judith Whittney Grant
16 Stillbirth
16 Janet Evelyn Spiers
18 William Francis Burbine
19 Jane Ciar fella
19 Dorothy Anne Jones
19 Edward Francis Bird
20 Wayne Paul Lanzilio
20 Edward Francis Rhodes
21 Ralph Donald Lazzaro
31 Dorothy May O'Brien
Parents
Lawrence L. and Anna M. (Siedzik)
Joseph L. and Esther (Seeley)
Stephen J. and Helen (McCloud)
Albert G. and Helen (Willey)
Karl F. and Marguerite E. (Mead)
William D. and Evelyn M. (Trecartin)
WiUiam L. and Edith T. (Craig)
Daniel F. and Phyllis (Pottle)
Vincent and Stella G. (Caterino)
Elmer R. and Janet G. (Spear)
Harry H. and Edna M. (Ayscough)
Ernest and Mildred R. (Saunders)
Ivan F. and Vera M. (Bickford)
Pasquale J. and Lucy J. (DeSardis)
William A. and Lillian A. (Crosby)
June 4 Gail Leanor Weyland
7 Bryan Noble
■ 8 David George Boucher
9 Mary Anderson
10 Robert Karle Cunningham
11 Helen Hannah Walker
12 Claudia Miriam Ryder
16 Alice Irene Malenchini
18 Doucette
19 Louise Rita DeVita
20 Margaret Louise Pope
23 William Gerard Bowman
23 Margaret Grainger SchoU
23 Phyllis Lorraine Tecce
27 Stillbirth
28 Joseph Thomas Powers
Wendell V. and Helen L. (Bissett)
Herbert K. and Claudia (Bryan)
Herbert J. and Essie (Hawkes)
Charles R. and Mary R. (Pica)
Paul K. and Margaret M. (Cundy)
Lloyd A. and Daisy K. (Wildman)
Claude M. and Miriam (Skulley)
Aristide P. and Mary I. (Robinson)
Louis T. and Alice A. (Boudreau)
Dominic A. and Anna E. (Marosca)
Raymond F. and Elizabeth V. (EUes)
Francis J. and Anne (Lennon)
Henry U. and Margaret J. (Grainger)
Louis and Cecelia (Gravellese)
Thomas P. and Elizabeth E. (Mc-
Gowan)
July 2 Eleanor Muriel Jacques
5 Susan Drew Blake
8 Albert Joseph Giles
10 Robert Francis Haggerty
11 Barbara Joan Colucci
11 Carole Ann Hughs
11 Kenneth Paul Mortimer
12 John Haggerty
13 Donald Philip Cotton
14 Karl Reid
Theodule and Muriel (Robbins)
Walter S. and Ruth M. (Drew)
Albert and Evelyn (Matson)
Robert and Dorothy L. (Garvey)
Louis J. and Helen (Kozlowski)
James L. and Angela (Polito)
Richard P. and Patricia (Goodwin)
Thomas C. and Marion G. (Surrette)
Philip and Anna (Tapley)
George W., Jr., and Eunice A. (Lor-
ing)
46
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date Name of Child
15 Alan Reed Fairbanks
17 Frederic Valentine Larson
21 Stephanie Belle Bind en
23 Shirley Doris Kondrup
24 Claudette Constance
Cucurullo
27 Frederick DeFeo
27 Sandra Gayle Farwell
29 Thomas Sullivan
30 Frank Russell Holt
Parents
Evan H. and Phyllis (Reed)
Eric V. and Florence I. (Hoag)
Alfred L. and Miriam (Harlow)
George W. and Ida E. (Dame)
Salvortore and Antonette (Filli-
pone)
Alfred and Lena (DeVito)
Elliot C. and Carolyn M. (Bragdon)
Thomas W. and Florence M. (Dou-
cette)
Minard and Eleanor (Russell)
Aug. 2 Virginia Ann Robinson
4 Charles Davenport
5 Richard Merritt Quinn
5 Lorraine Subzda
8 Aletha Layton
9 Jacqueline Marie English
9 James Arthur Crane
14 Daniel Cooney
14 Vincent Paul Majeski
15 Lance Robert Newman
17 Stillbirth
17 Camille Louise Drinkwater
17 Gillespie
17 Ruth Elizabeth Muse
19 David Fielding Lyons
19 Roberta Doris MacCaughey
20 Ann Bernadette Robbins
21 William Hardy Cottle, Jr.
21 David Harris Hinckley
23 Janet Elaine Nilsen
24 David Malcolm Taylor
27 Merelyn Carol Daniels
30 Sarah Elizabeth Lewis
31 Carol Reed Crandall
31 Donald Crupi
Herman L. and Lois J. (Hamilton)
Louis B. and Margaret (Maclnnis)
Peter A. and Elsie E. (Potter)
Henry V. J. and Mary H. (Ferry)
Frank S. and Edna M. (Hawkes)
Frederick and Irene (Lilley)
Nathan J. and Helen W. (Carter)
Daniel R. and Katherine (Foley)
Vincent and Margaret (Walsh)
George D. and Marion E. (Labby)
Jeremiah and Florence (Waden)
Leo and Marion (Allison)
John L. and Silvia C. (White)
Ewert and Edith (Noyes)
Harold J. and Florence L. (Wilkes)
Joseph and Leona (Doucette)
William H. and Mary (Robbins)
David H. and Margaret O. (Murray)
Carl A. and Ruth L. (Powers)
Richard S. and Viola (Castle)
O, Warren and Grace (Russell)
Frederick W. and Mary G. (Jenkins)
Kenneth R. and Myra E. (Newell)
Carmello and Rose (Pizzuto)
Sept. 2 Stillbirth
5 Sylvia Pauline Perkins Paul and Ethel (Povetkin)
8 Thomas Joseph Talbot, Jr. Thomas J. and Grace (Bower)
10 Barbara Ann Weadick James M., Jr., and Catherine >
(Flowers)
11 Melbourne Joseph Doucette, Melbourne J. and Ann L. (Deveau)
Jr.
11 Charlotte Anne LeBlanc Albert and Marguerite (Meuse)
RECORD OP BIRTHS
47
Date
Name of Child
Parents
11 Robert Francis Crowell Francis A. and Alberta I. (Martin)
12 Ralph John Tropeano Ralph J. and Margaret (Doldt)
14 Geraldine Vengenze Benedetto Sabatino and Florence M. (Powers)
14 Waldo Adams Phinney, Jr.
14 Helen Marie Raffael
15 Pearl Mary Landry
17 Margaret Ann Edmands
19 Janet Milstead Ring
21 John Melanson
22 Lawrence Joseph Landry
24 Robert Stirling Gerry
25 Geraldine Lois DeVeau
25 Beverly Ann Boivin
25 Barbara Jean Lepore
25 Betty Ann Lepore
26 Esther Doris Palmerino
26 Edward Dexter Barker
27 Edgar Stevens Cook, Jr.
27 Elinor Joan Wenzel
29 Charles Lawrence Shea
30 Daniel Wayne Pinkney
Waldo A. and Katherine A. (Stenti-
ford)
John and Rose (Marsello)
Frank E. and Rose (Rosati)
Francis and Margaret O. (Gorman)
Percy L. and Jessie (Hawkins)
Walter G. and Alice E. (Surette)
Augustin and Chantal A. (D'Entre-
mont)
Frederick B. and Josephine (Flynn)
Henry T. and Josephine A. (Anto-
nioli)
Harvey J. and Eleanor M. (Wyman)
Joseph and Anna (Cardillo)
Joseph and Anna (Cardillo)
Michael A. and Jean F. (Amerault)
Charles and Florence (Keating)
Edgar and Elizabeth (Day)
William L. and Gertrude F. (Mc-
Fadden)
Richard J. and Anna J'. (DriscoU)
Harold E. and Alice (Farley)
Oct. 2 Marjory Vera Harris
4 Gail Elaine Bertholf
4 Cusato
6 John William Robbins
6 James Eaton Harris, Jr.
8 Raymond Holbrook Orben, Jr.
11 Arni Gunnar Asgeirsson
12 Polly Heyford Phillips
13 Eugene George Luce
15 Neal Lewis Tucker
20 Stillbirth
21 Paul Michael DeFelice
22 Constance Crocker
23 Charles James Classen
23 Richard Cedric Smith
24 James Louis Conley
25 Barbara Louise Windt
William E. and Astrid V. (Veholm)
Ralph J. and Ethel L. (Umstat)
Ralph and Annie (Storti)
Joseph P. and Margaret (Gourlay)
James E. and Catherine W. (Clem-
ents)
Raymond H. and Gladys E. (De-
Renne)
Arni and Christine (Antonson)
Herbert I. and Marjorie (Self ridge)
George and Doris (Downs)
George and Edwina (Neal)
Paul and Theresa (Nasella)
Alden C. and Esther C. (Gustafson)
John E. and Emily R. (Burke)
Olson E. and Ruth E. (Dodge)
Arthur and Catherine (Coughlin)
Roy and Lillian (Meuse)
48
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Date Name of Child
Nov. 3 Eleanor Alice Hanscom
4 Roberta Daly
6 Judith Merriss Campbell
7 Marilyn Ann Foss
9 John David Nolan
10 Frotton
12 Vincent Campanello
14 Stillbirth
15 Gladys Lorraine Hogg
17 Stillbirth
20 Mary Priscilla Stone
21 Stillbirth
21 Anthony Hazen
25 Ralph Lawrence Fredette
29 .Elizabeth Carter
29 Jean Marie Horake
30 Louis Rosati
30 Ronald James McClelland
30 Peter Nelson Ober
Dec. 2 Sara Jane Cook
4 Dorothy Louise DeFelice
4 George Alden Mohla
4 Christine Elizabeth Seavey
8 Barbara Jean Cole
8 Lorimer Allison Mackenzie,
Jr.
10 Lucille Mary DeAngelis
12 Jeanette Beverley Martino
14 David Albert Spaulding
15 Geraldine Collins
15 Gerald Collins
15 Peter James Walsh
18 Graves
20 Bourque
21 Cynthia Rose Terravecchia
22 James Norman Frautten
25 Mills
26 Sandra Jean Marshall
26 Robert Preston Royal
27 Kenneth Eugene Williams
27 Mary Louise DelRossi
27 Edward Paul Haladay
Parents
Theodore R. and Dorothy J. (Shep-
pard)
Paul and Theresa (Grawke)
Wendell P. and Louise (Peckham)
Benjamin D., Jr., and Dorothy M.
(Eastman)
John A. and Theresa A. (Hennessy)
Maurice and Mary E. (Muse)
Vinzenzio and Rita (Meuse)
Charles P. and Marjorie (Morrison)
Ward E. and Linda (Slack)
Holland W. and Veronia (Odell)
Joseph L. and J'eannette E. (Malon-
son)
Forrest E. and Bessie E. (Temple)
Waldimar and Thelma (Gray)
William and Theresa (Foley)
James and Mae (White)
Walter N., Jr., and Emily J. (Chad-
bourne)
Charles W. and Marjorie (Rowe)
Nicholas L. and Louise V. (Babine)
George H. and Louise M. (Vinton)
Murray A. and Astrid (Josephson)
Arthur G. and Frances M. (Burry)
Lorimer A. and Delia (Astle)
John and Josephine (Pizzuto)
John and Evelyn (Chetwynde)
Albert J. and Leilia (Barstow)
Jacob and Elizabeth (White)
Jacob and Elizabeth (White)
Thomas A. and Eleanor (Humphrey)
Elmer and Leohore (Chandler)
Melbourne J. and Minnie (Landry)
Charles and Laura I. (Clarke)
Raymond J. and Alice F. cMeuse)
Bertram F. and Merida (White)
Earle O. and Ruth F. (Price)
Henry P. and Mabel (Kessler)
John and Helen (McDonnell)
John and Antonette (Petrecca)
Henry E. and Mary K. (LeBlanc)
RECORD OP MARRIAGES
49
Record of Marriages
Any errors or omissions noted in these records should be reported to
the Town Clerk at once.
Date Place of Marriage
Jan. 1 Wakefield
2 W. Hartford, Conn.
3 Stoneham
10 Wakefield
16 Wakefield
21 Maiden
24 Wakefield
28 Boston
31 Wakefield
Feb. 6 Wakefield
7 Qulncy
13 Melrose
15 Wakefield
19 Medford
27 Wakefield
Mar. 1 Wakefield
7 Wakefield
28 Wakefield
28 Wakefield
Name
Melvin Brooks Barnes
Marion Frances Hoyt
Bradford Raymond Frost
Elizabeth Jones West
Henry Victor Subzda
Mary Helen Ferry
Daniel Algerti Palmerino
Mildred Ethel Melonson
Warren Carter Blaisdell
Alice Gertrude Carey
William Arthur Muse
Lillian MacGrath
Louis Paul Capone
Florence Mary Drinkwater
Jabez Hollett
Ida Melvina Parsons
Edward Raymond Chambers
Anna Beatrice Reardon
Residence
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Hartford, Conn.
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Melrose
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Walter George Melonson Wakefield
Alice Elizabeth Surrette Wakefield
Richard Henry White Quincy
Vivian Louise (Salmaine) White Wakefield
Robert Elmore Barnes Maiden
Elizabeth Hilda Findlay Wakefield
Maxmillian Milton Meeker Wakefield
Florence Bertha (Wilson) Thresher Wakefield
John Lawrence MacDonald Wakefield
Mary Helen Castine Medford
Harold Joseph MacCaughey Reading
Florence Lavinia Wilkes Wakefield
George Douglas Rattray
Virginia Palmer Davison
Francis Archibald Crowell
Alberta Irene Martin
James Albert Mclntyre
Irene Frances Henry
John Albert Welsh
Mary Jane Doucette
Wakefield
Melrose
Wakefield
Wakefield
New York, N.. Y.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
50
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date Place of Marriage
28 Wakefield
29 Lowell
Apr. 3 Wakefield
4 Wakefield
16 Wakefield
17 Manchester, N. H.
18 Saugus
18 Wilmington
20 Wakefield
24 Haverhill
24 Melrose
25 Wakefield
25 Wakefield
Name
Joseph Walter Babine
Marie Hermiline Cottreau
John David Maloney
Berenice Elizabeth Lyons
Frank Edward Landry
Rose Rosati
Asa Osgood Pike, 3d
Doris Mary Harwood
Warren Irving Crosby
Ethel Sylvia Noyes
George E. MacKay
Ruth M. Newell
George Frederic Riley, Jr.
Mildren Cecelia Walsh
Wilson James Hier Center
Helen Katherine Contant
Robert Norman Duf&e
Irma Marguerite O'Donnell
James Vincent Collins
Alexina Josephine Morel
Casimir Parolski
Marion Frances Foster
Walter Paul Kurkier
Louise Margaret Nardone
Earl Weston McDaniel
Lillian Mary Dingle
Residence
Wilmington
Wakefield
Wakefield
Lowell
Wakefield
Wakefield
Fryeburg, Me.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Winchester
Wakefield
Wakefield
Saugus
Wakefield
Barnstead, N. H.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Haverhill
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
May 1 Wakefield
2 Maiden
5 Derry, N. H.
7 Wakefield
9 Wakefield
15 Worcester
15 Boston
18 Wakefield
19 Salem, N. H.
Luther Maxwell Howe Wakefield
Edith Ann (Chellis) Howe Wakefield
Norman George Higgins Auburn, Me.
Grace Thelma Orsini Wakefield
Thomas L. Parsons Wakefield
Helen F. Leonard Maiden
John Edward Sias Reading
Dorothy Ruth Blair Wakefield
Arthur Selwyn Plummer Maiden
Mildred Gertrude Moore Wakefield
William James Graif Wakefield
Esther Simcox Brodeur Worcester
Paul Waldron Perkins Wakefield
Ethel Povetkin Wakefield
James Francis Melonson Wakefield
Dorothy Belle Curtis Wakefield
Lewis J. Davis, Jr. Melrose
Thelma B. Smith Wakefield
RECORD OP MARRIAGES
51
Date Place of Marriage
22 Wakefield
23 Wakefield
28 Wakefield
29 Salem, N. H.
29 Newton
30 Springfield
30 Wakefield
June 2 Wakefield
3 Wakefield
3 Winchester
5 Stoneham
5 Maiden
5 Maiden
5 Wakefield
5 Wakefield
6 Wakefield
8 Wakefield
10 Cambridge
12 Wakefield
13 Wakefield
15 Wakefield
16 Melrose
Name Residence
James Willard Harnden Wakefield
Thelma Mae Fogg Somerville
Louis E. Waitt, Jr. Saugus
Virginia Frances Evans Saugus
Franklin Osgood Brittan Wakefield
Sara Eliza (DeWolf) Sturges Wakefield
Sherman David Ellis Wakefield
Josephine Mary Comeau Wakefield
Thomas Aloysius Walsh Weston
Eleanor Frances Humphrey Wakefield
Walter Ralph Krupski Wakefield
Mary Petrosky Wakefield
Edward Harrington White Winthrop
Mildred Catherine Doucette Wakefield
David Bradley Studley
Annie Agnes Campbell
Donald Higgins
Eleanor Lillian White
Donald McLellan
Eugenia Rose Marion Sikora
John Thomas Dyer
Alice Frances Breagy
Salvatore Paul Gesualdo
Fannie Stevens
Wallace Albert Homer
Dorothy Fuller Janes
John Hugo Gustafson
Esther Mae Peterson
Samuel McLeod Brooks
Martha Louise Potter
Leo Joseph Hurley
Eleanor DeVito
Alfred Vincent Scipione
Carrie Luenette Finney
Stoneham
Stoneham
Winchester
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Medford
Wakefield
Maiden
Arlington
Wakefield
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Harry Rathbun Jackson Plandome, L.I., N.Y.
Harriet Elizabeth Ridlon Wakefield
Raymond William Hayward Lynnfield
Barbara Shirley Studley Lynnfield
William Edward Chase Stoneham
Palma Russo Wakefield
Joseph Eaton Wakefield
Mary Josephine Barry Wakefield
.Kendall Parker Abbott Wakefield
Grace Nielsen Roberts Wakefield
52
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Date Place of Marriage
17 Stoneham
17 Wakefield
18 Wakefield
18 Wakefield
19 Lynn
20 Wakefield
20 Maiden
20 Wakefield
25 Maiden
26 Wakefield
26 Wakefield
26 Wakefield
27 Wakefield
27 Wakefield
27 Wakefield
27 Melrose
27 Quincy
30 Wakefield
July 1 Methuen
2 Wakefield
2 Wakefield
3 Salem, N. H.
Name
John Joseph Donovan
Elizabeth Landers Casey
George Arthur Hoyt
Henrietta Ann Bartnick
Albert Otis Crowell
Annie Eliza (Card) Grace
Lewis Nelson Hatch
Mary Pauline Besser
Leonard Franklin Wetherbee
Madelyn Rose Ashenden
Arthur Joseph Howes
Mary Doris Amiro
Nunzio DeSantis
Elaine Jessie Berardi
Russell Paul Johnson
Frances Elizabeth White
David Parkhurst Dutton
Barbara Atwood Hobbs
Homer Bradford Lamprey
Marion Evelyn (Curry) Cormier
Albert James Novello
Julia Ann Lan
Bertram Allison Wilkes
Johanna Catherine Foley
Warren Emery Brown
Julia Cecelia Bilicki
Roland Charest
Mildred Marion Porter
James Hashem
Florence Rita Tiberi
John Reggie Muise
Margaret Frances Casey
Guy Thomas Pasqualino
Anna Elinor Capone
George Taylor Payzant
Blanche Lamont Hallowell
Residence
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
North Reading
Wakefield
Melrose
Melrose
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Maiden
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Maiden
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Boston
Stoneham
Wakefield
Boston
Wakefield
Lawrence
Wakefield
Wakefield
Melrose
Wakefield
Quincy
Wakefield
Lynnfield
Ralph Brooks Stantial Wakefield
Dorothy Christina Kelloway Wakefield
James Stephen Devine Boston
Rosalie Marion Maliszewski Wakefield
Theodore Wesley Guptill Melrose
Elena Mae Blankenbeckler Wakefield
Robert Trafton Wakefield
Lois Butters Wakefield
RECORD OP MARRIAGES
53
Date Place of Marriage
3 Boston
4 Wakefield
4 Everett
11 Wakefield
11 Everett
15 Revere
17 Wakefield
17 Boston
17 Wakefield
24 Wakefield
24 Wakefield
25 Wakefield
31 Wakefield
Aug. 2 Wakefield
6 Wakefield
12 Wakefield
13 Wakefield
14 Wakefield
14 Wakefield
14 Wakefield
14 Wakefield
14 Melrose
Name
Paul Anthony Moccia
Helen Frances Butler
William Patrick McBride
Helen Marie Hanrahan
Stanley Rosati
Theresa Pione
Curt Ernest Nitsche
Mildred Bertha MacLeod
Robert Joseph White
Irene Bourque
Chester Brown, Jr.
Marion Joyce Bailey
John Jameson Caldwell
Jean Macdonald
Joseph Nicholas Contaldo
Anna Louise DeMatteo
James Samuel George
Myrta Eliza (Bean) Knight
Hiram Forrester Thomas
Carolyn Marquis Reams
Robert James Trimble
Lillian Frances Carr
John Dewey Maloney
Matilda Elizabeth Rich
William Francis Sullivan
Rose Ella Cahill
Residence
Everett
Wakefield
Boston
Wakefield
Wakefield
Everett
Medford
Wakefield
Wakefield
Everett
Wakefield
Wakefield
Lynnfield Ctr.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
North Reading
Wakefield
Everett
Wakefield
West Medford
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Maiden
Wakefield
Henry Ludger Pottier Wakefield
Mary Elizabeth (Muise) Landry Wakefield
Thomas Weiss Leidy Reading, Pa.
Kathryn Bouve Dutton Wakefield
Charles Willis Darby East Lansing, Mich.
Elizabeth Barbara Himiphrey Wakefield
John Todd Cowles Burlington, Vt.
Viola Maud Hovey Stoneham
George Augustus Buckle, Jr. Wakefield
Reba Ann Bliss Wakefield
Robert Joseph DeVeau Maiden
Corila Mary Seguin Wakefield
Oscoe Edmund Gilman Newburyport
Marjorle Lowe MacDearmid Wakefield
Frederick Dexter Johnson Danvers
Laura Margaret Crosby Wakefield
Richard Chester Johnson Cambridge
Margaret Elizabeth Whitehead Wakfefleld
54
TOWN OP WAKEPIEUD
Date Place of Marriage
15 Wakefield
15 Wakefield
15 Wakefield
19 Wakefield
21 Wakefield
21 Wakefield
21 Lynnfield Centre
29 Medford
29 Dorchester
29 Everett
Sept. 1 Wakefield
4 South Lynnfield
5 Wakefield
5 Reading
6 Wakefield
11 Wakefield
11 Stoneham
11 Melrose
12 Wakefield
12 Boston
13 Wakefield
18 Stoneham
Name
Philip Aime DuBois
Dorothy Mary Doucette
Earl Henry Perry
Marjorie Louise Mortimer
John Edwin Surrette
Eleanor Mae O'Brien
Carleton William Lewis
Marian Elizabeth Clary
John Butler
Blanche Madeleine Dufault
Reginald Packer Geer
Marion Griswold
Mark Chapman Wheeler
Lois Chase Huff
John Anthony Drinkwater
Celia Geraldine Vardaro
Morris Arthur Miller
Dorothy Kassner
Joseph Palumbo
Mary Teresa King
Residence
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stoneham
Rawlings, Va.
Petersburg, Va.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Medford
Wakefield
Wakefield
Lynnfield Ctr.
Wakefield
Medford
Wakefield
Boston
Wakefield
Everett
So.
Angelo Verrenzia
Esther Phyllis (Davis) Kenvin
George Henry Young
Marjorie Eleanor Messer
John Hall Prizzell
Charlotte Rita McPartland
John Edward Roberts
Rita Agnes Hubbard
Joseph Raymond Veno
Mildred Frances Brown
Jerome Richardson
jChloe Louise Sherman
Francis Leighton Mitchell Smith
Ruth Elizabeth Chapman
Ralph Wesley Wilbur
Gwendolyn Holmes Kelloway
Kenneth Joseph Berube
Mary Catherine Ramsdell
Francis Anthony Langone
Margaret Terravechia
Charles Henry Linnell
Elisabeth Owen Prescott
Paul Kenneth Baker
Marion Kendall
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Lynnfield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Everett
Wakefield
Ipswich
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stoneham
Melrose
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Boston
Wakefield
East Brewster
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stioneham
RECORD OP MARRIAGES
55
Date Place of Marriage
22 Melrose
23 Wakefield
26 Wakefield
26 Wakefield
Oct. 1 Wakefield
2 Wakefield
3 Wakefield
3 Wakefield
8 Melrose
8 Melrose
9 Reading
9 Wakefield
10 Wakefield
10 Wakefield
11 Wakefield
12 Hartford, Conn.
12 Reading
14 Wakefield
16 Reading
16 Cambridge
16 Boston
17 Reading
Name
Wilfred Lawrence Peat
Ruth Layden
Maurice Hugh O'Connell
Edith Mae Richards
Leonard David Carroll
Agnes Louise Doucette
Michael John Tecce
Concetta Rassiccia
Harold Childs Holden
Ruth Leonor Scott
Cyrus Tyzzer Cunningham
Doris Louise Crouse
William Francis McDonough
Winifred Mary Monks
Roy Bartlett Whiteman
Anna Marie Anderson
Owen Fremont Alley
Gertrude Belinda Kelloway
Clifton Edward Bain
Mildred Fardon Nash
Ambrose Francis Knowlton
Madeline Phyllis Greer
Henry William Lowe
Eleanor Hayes
Roy Harold Hawkes
Janet Emily Cunha
Arthur Delbert LeFave
Doris Ruth Lewis
Eric Erickson
Dorothy Ruth Liljestrom
Salvatore Giuliano
Angeline Margaret Ferla
Paul Walton Madden
Agnes Marjorie Marshall
Francis James Coflan
Edith Child Miller
Robert Ambrose Bowman, Jr.
Gladys Cecelia Frottan
Edward Amos Carlton
Marion (Wells) Gammons
Paul Clifford Hubble U. S. S
Sophie Dunbeck
John Nicholas Crosby
Mae (Wells) Dunstan
Residence
Wakefield
Melrose
Wakefield
Lynn
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Boston
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Stoneham
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Melrose
Reading
Wakefield
New York, N. Y.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Maiden
Wakefield
Wakefield
Hartford, Conn.
Wakefield
Lawrence
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Reading
Somerville
Wakefield
Vincennes
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
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TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Date Place of Marriage
17 Reading
17 Boston
23 Maiden
30 Wakefield
31 Wakefield
Nov. 7 Brockton
7 Saugiis
8 Melrose
10 Saugus
11 Lynn
13 Franklin
14 East Boston
25 Dorchester
25 Revere
25 Maiden
25 Wakefield
25 Wakefield
25 Salem, N. H,
Name
Alfred Richard Guttadauro
Katherine Frances McCarthy
Irving Jay Halperin
Thelma Burnim
Edward Francis Ellis
Mary Josephine Porter
James Watt, Jr.
Lillian May Ritchie
William James O'Shinski
Florence Phyllis Nutile
Residence
Wakefield
Reading
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
Maiden
Wakefield
Montville, Conn.
Wakefield
Wakefield
Norman Oliver Hawkesworth Wakefield
Dorothy Smith Field Holbrook
Joseph Russo Wakefield
Mary Agnes McCadden Saugus
Frank Delbert Atwood Melrose
Joan Elizabeth Petronella Wakefield
Edward Derwood Grant Wakefield
Ada Alice Moore Wakefield
Emile Oliver LePage Wakefield
Alice Rose Sansouci Lynn
George Henry Adams Wakefield
Dorothy Louise Abbott Franklin
James Francis Roberts Wakefield
Bride Joy East Boston
Louis- Fine Wakefield
Eve Kessler Boston
Gaetano John Gesualdo Wakefield
Filomena Anna Natola Revere
Fernando Ildebrando Proia Wakefield
Ernestine Cuneo Bronx, N. Y.
Charles Burton Robbins Wakefield
Dorothy Celeste Doucette Wakefield
Francis Louis Ryder Stoneham
Mary Frances Landry Wakefield
Knute W. Youngdale Maiden
Isabella A. Scione Wakefield
Dec. 12 Wakefield
18 Maiden
24 Reading
25 Wakefield
John Walter Muse Wakefield
Lillian Emma Darling Wakefield
Sebastiano Cavalieri Wakefield
Alice Geselda (DiFrofio) Vittorini Wakefield
Andrew Angelo Zanni Reading
Anne Dominsky Wakefield
William John Doucette Wakefield
Ann Gertrude Muis Wakefield
RECORD OP MARRIAGES
57
Date Place of Marriage
26 Wakefield
27 Wakefield
27 Salem, N. H.
Name
John Percy Dingle
Anita Robertine LePage
Herbert Stanley Clark, Jr.
Jennie Nellie Gudzevich
Ralph Dinsmore Greene
Priscilla Jane Kenney
Residence
Wakefield
Wakefield
Reading
Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield
58
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Record of Deaths
Any errors or omissions noted in these records should be reported to
the Town Clerk at once.
Date of
Death Name
Years
Months
Days
Jan. 1 Elizabeth E. Keady
54
2 Elmer Randall Hines
75
8
8
2 Emma F. Lambert
91
5
5
6 Ada Ward
72 .
1
1
7 Caroline J. Dowden
77
5
23
8 William Henry Hooper
79
2
9 George Francis Cox
87
5
4
11 Cora Contant
51
5
24
13 Josephine Alberta Meekins McMaster
77
10
4
13 Margaret Isabella Gray
79
11
1
15 Kanchuga
33min
20 Rosanna Frances Low
84
10
18
20 Mary Eva McDuffee
65
5
12
24 Annie E. Lenners
70
3
24
25 Buck O'Neil
36
5
14
29 Roselia Lucia Sawin
89
7
28
29 Mary McCarthy
71
30 Catherine M. Cameron
60
30 Anizie LaChance
70
2
30
Feb. 4 Frederick A. Gerry
50
6
23
8 George Cassidy
82
4
9 Margaret R. Chandler
78
6
6
17 Cornelius Hickey
89
18 Hilaire Bourdon
85
4
19 Edgar Henning Peterson
49
4
14
19 Annie M. Lane
79
1
20 Ruth Aageson
42
10
4
21 Franklin Pierce Glynn
84
21 Louise Nelson Kennedy
40
10
25
22 Mary E. Ford
63
2
23 Stillbirth
24 David Joseph Winton
16
26 Rebecca Reeves Richardson
90
2
18
26 Emma E. Peters
60 .
Mar. 1 Thomas W. O'Neil
68
11
1 Ann Blakie Whelpley
59
22
RECORD OP DEATHS 59
Date of
Death Name
6 Bessie Waterman Morrill
6 Roy Everett Braley
10 John Wittekind
13 Madaline Hubbard
13 George Eugene Vincens
14 Rebecca Stopper
14 Julius Appleton Jones
15 Peter Burgess Munier
20 George Sederquest
22 Campbell Daniel Hines
23 Adelaide W. Boynton
24 Louis Frederic Greene
Apr. 2 Fred G. Mitchell
2 Charles August Johnson
2 Mary A. Sweeney
5 Katherine Elizabeth Meyer
5 John E. Sullivan
6 Everett Foster
12 Margaret E. Walsh
13 Clara Petrillo
18 Gustave Bernard Keander
19 Martha Jane Evans
22 William Henry Landers
22 William E. Muse
23 Andrew S. McKinney
23 Oliver Tavallee
24 John James Regan
May 1 Vincenzo Buciachio
3 Katherine Killian
5 Carrie Aloha Fall
5 Paul Haladej
7 James Collins
8 William E. MacDonnell
16 Stillbirth
16 Charles D. Hall
19 Martha Ann' Iveson
20 William Mulligan
29 Mary T. Brown
31 Camilla Hooper
June 2 Jennie A. Bentz
7 Charles W. Sunman
7 Mary Theresa Killorin
Years
Months
Days
57
10
13
28
8
15
83
6
68
9
23
75
60
83
8
8
2hrs.
57
8
20
84
5
12
67
8
19
57
7
14
69
6
26
69
60
83
10
19
66
81
10
10
62
6
30
79
11
11
73
11
27
93
7
3
72
9
41
41
10
29
71
61
42
62
7
15
50
8
29
52
11 .
19
78
80
75
4
10
89
2
26
86
15
51
11
16
64
4
3
55
9
9
86
1
20
7t
3
16
60
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Date of
Death Name
9 Rosalie Blanchard
10 Arthur Sellars
14 Herbert E. Stockbridge
19 Orrin Douglas Howlett
19 Isabel Gertrude Flint
20 Dora A. Burnham Proia
22 Wilhelmina A. Ohman
22 Milledge Elliott
24 Sarah Ann Farrington
25 Mary Helen Foster
27 Stillbirth
28 Ann Louise Stanley
29 Julia A. Lewis
July 2 Mary T. Sliney
2 Louis Anderson
3 William F. Bowman, Sr.
4 Walter Grosvenor Rockwood
4 Harry Edward True
5 William H. Smith
5 Hallie M. Gatchell
8 Mary Frances Corcoran
8 Mariette C. Kingman
10 Edith Lorraine Carey
10 James F. Zappala
16 Levi Flanders
17 Elizabeth Thompson
18 Mary Robinson
19 Henry Fay
28 Nellie Elizabeth Sweetser
28 Amanda F. Jordan
29 De Feo
Aug. 6 George A. Sheehy
6 Arthur Gould Walton
10 Thomas I. Paon
10 Agnes Harrison Meeks
11 Nunziata De Feo
12 Jennie M. Schloesser
17 Stillbirth
17 Gillespie
17 William H. Poster
17 Charles Davenport
18 Idora P. Roulston
18 Elmer Winfleid Caytlng
Years
Months
Days
90
2
15
79
8
23
67
9
1
78
2
2
66
4
28
66
11
15
80
1
6
82
8
10
53
3
8
59
6
47
8
25
74
11
26
72
6
68
4
21
86
43
2
8
62
8
1
61
2
10
53
7
7
80
91
2
84
1
12
2
77
11
14
76
11
21
46
10
26
83
9
9
62
2
5
84
8
4
2
51
2
30
82
6
2
75
10
24
84
65
72
57
12
26
20 mins.
13
6
3
RECORD OP DEATHS 61
Date of
Death Name
26 Elizabeth Brown Porter
26 Frank Amyntas Fuller
Sept. 2 Stillbirth
2 Clara Stevens
2 Hedley Vickers Reynolds
4 Katherine Wilkinson
7 Mary Alice Gate
8 Virginia Suisan Phinney
10 Emma J. McKennon
23 Jean Elizabeth Moses
24 Susan H. Toth
25 Cora E. Catline
28 Katherine Atherton
29 Annie Barratt Davis
Oct. 1 Emilie E. Taylor
2 James Joseph Chambers
5 Agavni Kazanjian
6 Frank D. Martin
6 Mary Terese Deveney
8 Elizabeth Wells
10 Harriette Gertrude Eastman
13 William H. Gardner
14 John Climo
18 Phoebe A. Hudson
20 Stillbirth
22 Wilbur Chandler Crocker
22 Emilie White
28 Pearl M. Landry
28 Ernest Batchelder Lamprey
30 Dr. Oswald A. Parker
Nov. 2 William H. Jarvis
4 Marie (Hansen) Anderson
5 Mary Louise Hilton
10 Mary A. Butler
11 Donald Greene
14 Richard O'Hara
14 John MacKirdy
14 Stillborn
16 Carrie Blanchard Purdy 78
17 Stillborn
17 Vito Paglia 82 5 2
20 Cora Martha Winkler 54 3 29
21 Stillborn
Years
Months
Days
84
10
4
78
82
9
6
77
11
15
74
6
17
82
8
15
1
8
12
81
68
1
23
73
2
9
80
70
5
2
63
5
13
90
11
21
61
11
76
83
6
1
9
79
1
64
11
16
60
49
1
10
73
82
5
13
58
1
13
62
5
71
8
17
93
10
12
74
2
10
44
91
4
21
6
60
56
9
7
62 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Date of
Death Name
21 Katherine E. Caughlin
22 Lydia Frances Seip
24 Margaret B. Ward
24 Harold H. Brownson
29 Fred Wentworth
Dec. 2 John Loring Crane
2 Walter Scott Hall
2 Mary Jane Chapman
3 James A. Coleman
7 Mary Stringer
9 Frances Palmerino
9 Pasquale Carosella
10 Eflie Lyndia Heustis
12 David W. Muse
13 Rose E. Coombs
14 Annie Finneran
17 Catherine A. Coyne
18 Abbie Gates Lewis
18 Louise Higgins Brown
21 Alice B. Foster
21 Warren Arthur Robbins
23 Elizabeth Bisacre
24 Sarah W. Bent
26 Mills
26 Charles I. Herbert 75
Years
Months
Days
74
8
29
96
9
17
68
83
23
69
3
26
81
1
14
83
6
22
87
7
10
80
3
19
90
54
3
9
72
5
13
63
17
11
22
87
28
71
25
3
17
84
6
4
56
2
6
71
3
10
54
11
24
74
4
20
82
11
21
6hrs.
REPORT OP TOWN CLERK 63
Dog Licenses
Number of Licenses issued 989
Tax on 670 Males at $2.00 $1,340.00
Tax on 93 Females at $5.00 465.00
Tax on 226 Spayed Females at $2.00 452.00
$2,257.00
Deduct Clerk's Fees 197.80
Paid Town Treasurer $2,059.20
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Number of Licenses issued 367
Resident Citizen Fishing — 103 at $2.00 $ 206.00
Resident Citizen Hunting — 156 at $2.00 312.00
Resident Citizen Sporting — 47 at $3.25 152.75
Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing — 28 at $1.25 35.00
Resident Citizen Minor Trapping — 1 at $2.25 2.25
Resident Citizen Trapping— 4 at $5.25 21.00
Non-resident Fishing, special — 1 at $1.50 1.50
Duplicate Licenses — 2 at $0.50 1.00
Resident Citizen Sporting — 25 Free
$ 731.50
Deduct Clerk's Fees 85.00
Paid Division Fisheries and Game $ 646.50
FREDERIC S. HARTSHORNE,
Town Clerk,
64 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Report of Selectmen
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield :
We herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the Board of
Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1937, together with the reports
of the several departments under our control or supervision.
ORGANIZATION
The Board consisting of George J. Evans, Donald White, William
Blanchard, Charles F. Young and V. Richard Fazio organized March 9, 1937
by electing George J'. Evans, Chairman and Charles F. Young, Secretary.
Charles C. Cox was appointed Clerk.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Highway Department — George J. Evans.
W. P. A. — George J. Evans.
Fire Department — Charles F. Young.
Police Department — Donald White. '
Town Hall — William Blanchard.
Moth Departmenl^William Blanchard.
Committee on TraflBc — Donald White.
APPOINTMENTS
Town Cbunsel— Maynard E. S. demons.
Superintendent of Streets — Harry H. Denning.
Janitor of Town Hall — James J. Logan.
Night Janitor of Town Hall — Thomas E. Giles.
Fire Inspector — ^Fred D. Graham.
Wire Inspector — Fred D. Graham.
Registrar of Voters, 3 years— Fred E. Bunker.
Inspector of Animals — George A. Bennett.
Dog Oflacer — George A. Bennett.
Burial Agent — John Findlay, Jr.
Agent, Care of Soldiers' Graves— John Findlay, Jr.
Soldiers' Relief Agent— John Findlay, Jr.
Board of Appeal for Three Years— A. Francis Harrington.
Lock-Up Keeper— Eugene P. McDonnell, March-June, John G. Gates,
June-December.
Inspector of Buildings— Joseph W. Maclnnls.
Compensation Agent — Joseph W. Maclnnis.
Moth Superintendent— John A. Landry.
Forest Warden— Fred D. Graham.
REPORT OP SELECTMEN 65
Constables — Harry A. Simonds, Louis N. Tyzzer, Harold Anderson,
George B. DeRoche.
Agent, Federal Relief Projects — J. Theodore Whitney.
Sweetser Lecture Committee — Cyrus M. Dolbeare, George E. Potter, Eb
V. Yeuell, Charles J. Peterson, Harry I. Reed, and Thomas P. Kenney.
Licenses granted by the Selectmen for the sale of Alcoholic Beverages
for the year 1937 are listed below, actual receipts from same, also receipts
from other licenses granted during the year 1937 are shown in Town Ac-
countant's report.
RETAIL PACKAGE GOODS STORES, ALL KINDS OP ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
Israel Blank, 6 Water Street.
John Jeffrey, 410 Main Street. '
Ignazio Palumbo, 39 Albion Street.
Salvatore Tine, 38 Water Street.
The year 1937 was notable for the amount of work that may be classed
as permanent construction that was undertaken and for the most part com-
pleted by the various town departments.
As in the past few years, the local administration of the federal relief
program, carried on in Wakefield under the Works Progress Administration,
has been the greatest problem confronting the Board of Selectmen. With
a quota of employees varying between 150 and 315 and a federal contribu-
tion of approximately $160,000 paid in salaries during the year, a definite
program was undertaken with as much emphasis as possible being placed
on construction of a permanent nature. Under a Town meeting vote of
January 4, $17,000 was appropriated for the remodeling of the Lafayette
School into a building suitable for municipal offices and quarters for the
veteran organizations, with the understanding that the work would be done
under a federal project. The rebuilding of this school was the major relief
project throughout the year. Additional funds were taken from the general
W. P. A. account when necessary and at the close of the year the building
is nearing completion and should be ready for occupancy next spring.
Second perhaps in importance of the projects undertaken, was the
original construction of certain newly accepted streets. Punds for this
work were obtained by the issuing of bonds under a vote of the annual town
meeting, the labor being provided by the federal government as on other
relief projects. Under this group of projects Swain Place, Fox Road and
a section of Strathmore Road were completed. Considerable work was also
done on Converse Street, Central Street and Gladstone Street, while Oak
Ledge Road, Wilson Avenue and Eastern Avenue have been accepted by the
Town for similar construction.
Outstanding among the other W. P. A. projects, there being some
twenty-four in all, were the construction of a Pumping Station at the Town
wells off Nahant Street, replacing a temporary building of the Water Depart-
66 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
ment, the laying of water pipes on Strathmore and Outlook Reads, the pre-
casting of 15,000 feet of curb, and the laying of 12,000 feet of curb and 11,000
feet of concrete sidewalk. Much work was also done on Moulton Play-
ground, the Forest Glade Cemetery and on other smaller projects which will
be mentioned in the report of the W. P. A. administrator.
Although the road and sidewalk construction under the W. P. A. in-
creased the work, both in regard to supervision and the use of equipment,
of the Highway Department, that department completed the work planned
for the year. Crescent Street was rebuilt its entire length and about 700
feet of Pleasant Street was resurfaced. A section of Prospect Street was
widened and a new sidewalk was laid on Chestnut Streec from Main
Street to North Avenue. With the help of the State and County, as pro-
vided under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, about 1000 feet of Salem
Street was resurfaced and Vernon Street was resurfaced from Cordis Street
north 2,200 feet, the surface drainage being put in to the Lynnfield line.
The repairing of the exterior of the Town Hall and the installation of a
new boiler by the Selectmen and the extensive construction of sewers by
the Water and Sewerage Department, particularly on Greenwood Street
and Cordis Street, added to the permanent construction of the year.
The reorganization of the Police Department which was started last
year was continued. Sergeant George B. DeRoche was appointed a lieuten-
ant in February and examinations were held to fill the position of sergeant.
On recommendation of Chief Gates the department regulations were
changed so that the superior officers shall consist of a chief, a lieutenant,
and two sergeants. On November 2, Oflicers John M. Wenzel and Walter
E. Peterson were raised to the rank of sergeant.
Early in the year it became necessary to remove one of the patrolmen
from the force and this was done in accordance with the regulations of the
Civil Service Department. On August 15, another vacancy was caused
by the retirement of Officer James McFadden after fifty years of service on
the Wakefield Police Force. These vacancies were filled on November 2
by the promotion of Eugene Hathaway and Winslow Smith from the re-
serve force to the position of regular patrolmen and the appointment of
Harold J. Maloney and John F. Mahoney to the reserve list.
The customary good work of the Fire Department was again endanger-
ed by the age of certain pieces of its apparatus. The White truck now be-
ing used is a 1917 touring car rebuilt into a fire truck in 1920 and it should
be replaced as soon as possible.
Vacancies occurring in various town boards during the year resulted
in joint meetings of the respective boards with the Selectmen and the ap-
pointment of William Jones to the School Committee, John W. MacGillvary
to the Park and Cemetery Board and Thomas Powers to the Recreation
Committee. Further appointments were made, in accordance with the
Town's acceptance of an act providing for a contributory retirement system,
when James M. Henderson, Charles C. Cox and Leonard H. DeMarco were
appointed as a Retirement Board.
REPORT OP SELECTMEN 67
The increase in the cost of hving during the spring and summer and the
possibility that the Town's financial condition had improved brought about
an increase for the employees of the town departments under the control
of the Selectmen. On December 1 the ten per cent cut from the employees'
salaries in 1932 was returned and certain other salary adjustments were
made in order that the wage schedules be more equitable.
In closing this report the Selectmen would like to recommend to the
people of Wakefield that they purchase a new 750-gallon pump for the Fire
Department to replace the White truck now being used.
The Selectmen were greatly aided during the year by the excellent work
of their agents and by the constant co-operation of the other town boards,
and to them they wish to extend their thanks.
GEORGE J. EVAN'S
DONALD WHITE
CHARLES F. YOUKG
WILLIAM BLANCHARD
V. RICHARD FAZIO
Selectmen.
68 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Report of Chief of Police
January 1st, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: —
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to submit to your Honorable Board, the report of the
doings of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1937.
Number of arrests 507
Number of arrests on warrants 19
Number of arrests without warrants 363
Number of arrests on capias 35
Number of arrests on default warrants 1
Number of summons served 89
Males 495
Females 12
Residents 283
Non-Residents 224
FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES, VIS:—
Adultery 1
Arrested for other officers 2
Assault and Battery 10
Automobile Laws, Violations of
Operating under the influence of liquor 15
Operating so as to endanger 11
Operating after revocation of license 1
Operating without registration certificate 2
Operating without being licensed so to do 7
Operating — Speeding 10
Operating — Failing to slow down at intersection 18
Causing property damage 3
Failing to stop on signal of an officer 2
Improper brakes 1
Improper equipment 1
Mechanical signal, not stopping 28
Not keeping to the right of way " 2
Using without authority 1
Unregistered car 1
Uninsured car 3
Breaking, entering and larceny in night time 2
Breaking, entering in the night time with intent to commit larceny 1
Breaking, entering in the day time with intent to commit larceny 3
Collecting junk without a license 1
Dog law, violation of 2
Drunkermess 208
REPORT OP CHIEF OF POLICE 69
Escaped from Danvers State Hospital 2
Evading taxi fare " 1
Fish and Game Law, violation of 4
Fornication 3
Gaming 5
Gaming, being present 10
Glass, throwing in the street 1
Indecent exposure 1
Insane 12
Illegitimacy 4
Larceny 33
Larceny, attempt to commit 4
Leased property, concealing 1
Lottery tickets in possession 2
Liquor Law, keeping and exposing 1
Maintaining a gaming device 4
Malicious mischief 5
Non-support 7
Probation, violation of 36
Promoting a lottery 2
Receiving stolen property 2
Robbery, armed 2
Robbery, unarmed 1
Runaway boys 1
Safe keeping 17
Stubborn child 1
Suspicious persons 2
Trespass - 1
Truancy 1
Vagrancy 1
Wilfully and maliciously injuring town property 4
HOW DISPOSED OP
Appealed 5
Continued 20
Concord Reformatory 1
Delivered to other officers 14
Discharged 10
Dismissed 3
Defaulted 3
Fines imposed 193
House of Correction 24
Grand Jurj' 3
Insane Hospital 12
Lyman School 1
Middlepex Training School . 1
Placed on file 56
70 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Probation 30
Released 63
Restitution , 2
Shirley School 1
State Farm 13
State Dept. of Public Welfare 2
State Prison 1
Suspended sentence to House of Correction 49
AMOUNT OF PINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT
91 at $ 5.00 $ 455.00
60 at 10.00 600.00
6 at ' 15.00 90.00
8 at 20.00 160.00
11 at 25.00 275.00
1 at 35.00 35.00
9 at 50.00 450.00
2 at 75.00 150.00
5 at 100.00 * 500.00
Total $2715.00
MISCELLANEOUS REPORT
Amount of stolen property recovered $12,361.01
Amount of lost property recovered 2,089.16
Amount of property left outside of stores and cared for 242.80
Accidents reported 349
Bicycles found 7
Bicycles brought in for no lights 9
Buildings found open and secured 314
Broken wires reported 1
Complaints and cases investigated 1,377
Detail for public assemblages 325
Detail for private assemblages 4
Defects in streets and sidewalks reported 54
Defects in hydrants reported 1
Defects in water pipes reported 4
Dogs killed 11
Dead bodies cared for 1
Electric light poles blown down and reported 2
Fires discovered and alarm given 5
Fires discovered and extinguished without alarm 2
Fences blown down and reported 1
Lost children cared for • .. . - 2g
Lost dogs found and returned to owners 72
Lanterns put in dangerous places 18
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE 71
Liquor search warrants served 2
Medical Examiner cases 2
Obstructions removed from streets 5
Ofacers at fires 85
Persons reported as missing 45
Posting notices 24
Runaway boys cared for 5
Runaway girls cared for 1
Search warrants served — for gaming 4
Search warrants served — for stolen property 3
Serious sickness signs put out 19
Sick and disabled persons assisted 28
Stray cow cared for 1
Street lights not burning and reported 414
Wires burning trees and reported 1
Water running to waste and reported 9
Legal papers served for out of town Police Depts. during the year 196
Duty calls for the year 33,479
Ambulance calls 234
Miles covered by ambulance 3,580
Miles covered by Ford cruising car 35,320
Miles covered by Chevrolet car 8,420
Miles covered by motorcycle 100
Money collected at office for fines imposed by the court $1,173.50
Money collected at office for non-support $151.00
Money collected at office for restitution $136.00
Money collected for revolver permits issued $44.50
During the past year some changes have been made within the depart-
ment. On February 16, 1937, Sergeant George B. DeRoche was appointed a
Lieutenant of Police. This appointment became effective on March 1, 1937.
On August 15, 1937, Patrolman James A. McFadden, after having served
the town as a police officer since May 1, 1888 with honor, courage and
honesty, retired on pension.
On November 2, the Board of Selectmen, upon my recommendation,
voted to change the number of sergeants in the department from one to
two and section one of the Rules and Regulations of the Department was
changed to comply with the vote.
On November 2, Patrolmen John M. Wenzel and Water E. Peterson
were appointed Sergeants. These appointments became effective on De-
cember 1, 1937.
On November 2, 1937, Officers Eugene P. Hathaway and Winslow R.
Smith were appointed from the reserve list to regular patrolmen to fill va-
cancies in the department. These appointments became effective Decem-
ber 1/
On November 2, John F. Mahoney and Harold J. Maloney were ap-
pointed reserve officers to fill vacancies. These appointments became ef-
fective December 1, 1937.
72 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
During the year the cruising car has been equipped with radio whereby
oflQcers in the car not only receive messages sent to them from the office by
way of the Arlington police radio but are able to talk by means of the
radio in the car to our station at all times.
This means of communication with the station has proved to be very
efficient and reliable and during the year it has proven its worth in several
instances.
DISCIPLINE
During the year one officer was dismissed from the department and
one officer was disciplined for violations of the rules and regulations gov-
erning the department.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I recommend the sum of $392.00 for the installation of the teletype
system, this being necessary owing to the fact that the New England Tele-
phone Company has increased the price on the private line to the Arlington
police radio and I had it taken out.
I recommend the sum of $250.00 for the purpose of purchasing a camera
and finger print equipment and the furnishing of quarters for the main-
tenance of the same.
CONCLUSION
In closing this report I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Hon-
orable Board of Selectmen for the interest and co-operation manifested by
each of them in all matters pertaining to this department during the
past year; also to Mr. Donald White for his hearty co-operation, advice
and time given during the year as Committee on Police.
To the various town departments who have assisted and co-operated
with the Police Department in various ways during the year and to each
and every person who has in any way assisted this department, my thanks.
I want also to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Curtis L. Sopher for his
manifested interest in the department and for the many favors he has done
for it during the past year.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Lieutenant, Sergeants and all
members of the department for their hearty co-operation and their faithful
discharge of their duties.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN G= GATES,
Chief of Police
REPORT OF CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT 73
Report of Chief of Fire Department
Wakefield, Mass., January 1, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my Annual Report of the Fire Department for the
year ending December 31, 1937, with the total number of alarms, and the
losses on same as near as is possible to obtain.
APPARATUS
There are at the present time 7 pieces of apparatus in this department.
One Triple Combination purchased from the Seagrave Corp. and put in
service July, 1924. This piece of apparatus is equipped with a 750-gallon
centrifugal pump, 1250 ft. of 2% -inch hose, 80-gallon water tank, 200 ft.
of %-inch hose for booster line, two types of cellar pipes, salvage covers
for furniture protection, stretcher, canister-type smoke masks, three types
of extinguishers, fog nozzle for oil and gasoline fires, first-aid kit, ladders,
and much other equipment necessary for an efficient unit.
One Double-bank Type 75-ft. Aerial Ladder Truck purchased from the
Seagrave Corp. and put in service December, 1928. This piece of apparatus
carries 379 ft. of ladders, 80-gallon water tank, 200 ft. of %-inch hose for
booster line, booster pump, life net, salvage covers, stretcher, 2 oxygen-type
masks for heavy concentrations of smoke and gases, 3 canister-type
masks, 1 portable type Baker water gun, several types of cellar pipes, water
gun mounted on aerial ladder with 3 -inch hose attached, oxygen tank for
resuscitation work, and other necessary equipment.
One Pierce- Arrow Squad Car which was placed in service in 1926.
Equipment consists of one 1100-gallon capacity water gun mounted, 1000
ft. of 1 %-inch hose, nozzles, adapters, extinguishers, and other minor
equipment.
One White Combination put in service in 1920 and equipped with
1000 ft. of 21/^ -inch hose, 250 ft. of %-inch hose, 35-gallon chemical tank,
four types of extinguishers, two canister-type smoke masks, salvage covers,
ladders, and other necessary equipment. This piece of apparatus has been
in service for eighteen years and cannot be relied upon. I again urge that
this machine be replaced this year.
One Pierce-Arrow Combination put in service in 1927. Equipment con-
sists of 800 ft, of 21/2 -inch hose, 200 ft. of %-inch hose for booster line;
booster pump, 52 -gallon water tank, extinguishers, Eastman Deluge Set, and
other equipment. Due to the fact that this machine was made over from a
pleasure car and is light in construction for heavy work, this machine is
used as a reserve piece to replace such other pieces of its type as may be
forced out of service for repairs.
One Buick Chief's Car purchased in 1929 and which has been a
valuable asset to the department's equipment.
One Triple Combination of 600-gallon capacity stationed at Greenwood.
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Is equipped with centrifugal type pump, 1350 ft. of 2% -inch hose, 200
ft. of %-inch hose for booster line, 80-gallon water tank, cellar pipe,
salvage covers, smoke mask, ladders, and other necessary equipment.
In urging the replacement of Combination No. 1, I feel that this piece
of apparatus no longer can be relied upon to perform the many emergency
calls to which it is put during a year.
I wish to call to your attention the condition of the heater in the
Central Fire Station. This is a tubular type heater which was installed
in 1900, when the station was built. In the past few years the shell has
been patched three times and tubes renev/ed. Boiler inspectors have
advised that this heater be replaced.
During the year the department has responded to 354 alarms divided
as follows: 75 box alarms, and 279 still alarms.
Estimate of property endangered $201,025.00
Loss on same 20,101.96
Insurance on same 220,300.00
Insurance paid on same 18,851.96
Transit value 14,400.00
Transit loss 85.00
CONCLUSION
In closing this report I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the
Honorable Board of Selectmen for the interest and co-operation mani-
fested by them in all matters pertaining to this department.
To Mr. Charles F. Young for his hearty co-operation and interest
during the past year on matters pertaining to this department as Com-
mittee on Fire Department.
To the various other Town Departments who have rendered valuable
assistance by their hearty co-operation with this department during the
past year.
To the officers and members of the Fire Department for the prompt
and faithful discharge of their duties, my sincere thanks are also due.
To Dr. Curtis L. Sopher, Department Physician, my sincere thanks
for the interest shown and the valuable aid given to members of this
department who were injured in the line of duty.
Respectfully submitted,
CHIEF FRED D. GRAHAM,
Chief of Fire Department.
This year has seen the passing away of two loyal members of this
department.
On March 20, Captain George Sederquest passed away following a
brief illness.
Captain Sederquest was appointed a call-man in June, 1901, and
assigned to the Ladder Company.
In April of 1918 he was appointed to the permanent force
When the two-platoon system went into effect Mr. Sederquest was
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
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75
December 1, 1935, Lieut. Sederquest was promoted to a Captaincy and
served as such until his death.
The Fire Department has lost a loyal and efficient officer.
Death claimed another member of the department on July 19, when
Henry Fay passed to his reward, following a short illness.
Mr. Fay was the oldest active member of the Fire Department with
an enviable record dating back to June, 1876, when he became a member
of the old Cyrus Wakefield Company.
In 1881 he was transferred to the Yale.
On June 2, 1884, he was assigned to the Chemical.
In May, 1885, he was transferred to the Carter Hose Company, where
he served as Lieutenant for three years and Captain for one year in 1891.
On November 16, 1906, Mr. Fay was transferred to the Steamer Com-
pany and with the abolition of the steani fire engines he was assigned to
the motorized Engine Company No. 1, serving with this company until
his death.
Mr. Pay also acted as "observer" at the Hart's Hill forest fire tower
for several years.
GEORGE SEDERQUEST
1901 - 1937
HENRY PAY
1876 - 1937
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Report of Forest Warden
Wakefield, Mass., January 1, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
During the past year there was a total of 209 woods and grass fires.
Respectfully submitted,
CHIEF FRED D. GRAHAM,
Forest Warden.
Report of Inspector of Wires
Wakefield, Mass., January 1, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my Annual Report as Inspector of Wires in com-
pliance with the vote of the Town, 1922.
There was a total of 387 inspections made. All defects found were
made *to conform with the National Code.
Respectfully submitted,
CHIEF FRED D. GRAHAM,
Wire Inspector
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OP STREETS 77
Report of Superintendent of Streets
January 20, 1938
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit the annual report of the work done and the
expense Incurred in the Highway Department for the year ending December
31, 1937.
Appropriation — ^March $ 55,000.00
Gasoline Tax Refund 383.03
$ 55,383.03
Expenditures 53,224.68
Balance $ 2,158.35
Receipts:
N. E. Road Machinery Co. — Sale of Second-
hand Snow Plows $ 75.00
Louis Levine — Sale of Junk 53.36
David Peinburg Company— Sale of Junk 46.60
Preferred Accident Insurance Co. — Settlement
of Claim 36.00
W. E. Wilkinson — Sale of Second-hand Snow
Plow 25.00
A. M. Storcker — Sale of Second-hand Asphalt
Tank 25.00
John Orsini— Sale of Second-hand Truck 25.00
Lumbermen's Casualty Co.— Settlement of Claim 8.42
Boston & Maine Railroad — Use of Roller 6.00
Carl Ordway^Sale of Second-hand Dump Body 5.00
Jessie Harrison — Sale of Tar 1.00
Mr. O'Neill— Sale of Junk 1.00
$ 307.38
EXPENDITURES
Overhead
Salary of Superintendent $ 2,725.00
Timekeeper and General Assistant 1,585.46
Clerk 959.25
Office 323.96
$ 5,593.67
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General Maintenance
Patrol $ 1,183 .G5
Patching 1,803.52
Tar and Sand 6,966.34
Street Cleaning 576.32
Repairs to Guard Rail 61.17
Repairs to Sidewalks 19.78
Repairs to Equipment 3,868.67
Resurfacing and Repairs 1,334.21
Supplies 3,135.86
New Guard Rail ■ 45.06
Cleaning Catchbasins 1,319.73
Street Signs 913.50
Traffic Lines 466.39
New Tools 526.44
Miscellaneous 61.95
Buildings 1,551.65
WPA 1,795.33
$ 25,629.57
Saturday Afternoons $ 1,627.34
Holidays 736.79
Vacations ' 827.70
Drainage 4,043.29
Snow and Ice 1,097.68
Rebuilding 6,889.39
New Equipment 3,904.75
Sidewalks
Removal of Ashes $ 45.89
Gravel and Dust 124.78
Cement 194.69
Lawns 122.42
Curb 1,081.27
Stone Bounds 58.80
Asphalt 1,070.93
Resetting Curb 15.66
Retaining Walls 160.06
$ 2,874.50
$ 53,224.68
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Patrol — The cleaning of the business sections of the town daily by
one man.
Tar and Sand— The following streets, approximately nine (9) miles,
received surface treatment.
Avon Street — entire 1400'
Bancroft Avenue — 500'
Brook Street— entire 2800'
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Byron Street — Albion Street to Gould Street — 650'
Cedar Street — Auburn Street to Chestnut Street — 200'
Church Street— entire 2000'
Clarina Street — entire 300'
Columbia Road — entire* 500'
Cooper Street — Grove Street to Main Street — 250'
Cottage Street — entire 450'
Crystal Street — entire 750'
Elm Street— Brook Street 500' east
Elm Street — Prospect Street 400' north
Emerald Street — entire 600'
Evergreen Street — entire 300'
Parm Street— Woodville School to Nahant Street— 1000'
Greenwood Street — Crystal Street 400' south
Grove Street — Hanson Street to Cooper Street — 350'
Hawthorne Street — entire 500'
Highland Street — entire 550'
Lafayette Street — entire 1000'
Lakeside Avenue — entire 150'
Laurel Street — entire 700'
Main Street — Crescent Street to Church Street — west gutter 500'
Meriam Street — entire 1700'
Melvin Street — Richardson Street to Bennett Street — 400-
Morrison Avenue — entire 400'
Morrison Road — Park A.venue to Morrison Avenue — 300'
Nahant Street— entire 8300'
Noi-th Avenue — Winn Street 1400' south
Park Avenue — entire 1600'
Parker Road— Prospect Street to Elm Street — 2300'
Pearl Street — entire 850'
Pitman Avenue — entire 1000'
Prospect Street— Cedar Street to Sheffield Road— 2800'
Prospect Street — Morrison Road West to Hopkins Street — 600'
Richardson Street — Melvin Street to Wakefield Avenue — 600'
Salem Street — Pleasant Street to Vernon Street — 700'
Salem Street — ^Vernon Street to New Salem Street — 2950'
Sheffield Road— entire 1200'
Spring Street — Stoneham line — 600' south
Spring Street — Greenwood Street — 300' west
Stedman Street — Clarina Street to Dell Avenue — 250'
Yale Avenue — entire 1400'
Winn Street — Railroad to North Avenue — 300'
The cost: Labor $ 1,463.41
Trucks 136.00
Material 5,366.93
$ 6,966.34
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Repairs to Equipment — The following is a list of equipment,
model and
money spent to keep same in repair which includes both
labor and
material:
Plymouth Coupe, 1937
$ 87.53
Dodge Pick-up, 1937
77.11
Mack Truck, 1925
366.15
Dodge Truck, 1934
232.38
Dodge Truck, 1935
186.63
Chevrolet Truck, 1935 (Used by WPA)
63.27
Ford Truck 1 Ton 1928
109.01
Ford Truck 1 Ton (Used by WPA)
16.93
Ford Delivery Sedan, 1929
51.14
Plymouth Sedan, 1933
145.75
Dodge Truck, 1936
175.77
Derrick
36.26
Jack
10.76
Crusher (Motor, Plant)
565.37
Shovel %-yard Marion
272.07
Gas Roller 6 Ton, 1929
173.52
Gas Roller 14 Ton, 1931
132.33
Spraying Machine
72.84
Water Pump
3.24
Best Tractor 5 Ton, 1927
453.83
Stone Spreader
2.27
Cement Mixer, 1932
8.71
Hone
126.52
Graders, 1921 and 1928
195.67
Cold Patch Mixer, 1928
20.52
Holt Tractor 2 Ton, 1925
12.65
Hauck Torch
44.50
Cletrac 2 Ton, 1935
2.00
Cletrac 2 Ton, 1936
6.32
Cletrac 2 Ton, 1937
2.00
Fordson
2.00
Repairs to Tools
15.06
Acetylene, Oxygen
27.64
Grindstone
9.33
Shop
161.59
$ 3,868.67
Resurfacing and Repairs — The following streets were scarified, resnaped
with gravel, rolled, given two coats of tar and sanded.
Vernon Street — Cordis Street to Lowell Street
Montrose Avenue-Sections where WPA eliminated a dangerous
curve
Melvin Street— Water Street to Richardson Street, in conjunction
with the building of concrete cm-b and sidewalk by WPA
$
1,334.21
$
2,396.15
157.91
449.88
43.74
67.60
20.58
$
3,135.86
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS 81
Prospect Street — south gutter from Cedar Street for a distance of
400 lineal feet, 14 feet wide, westerly, was raised and widened
with crushed stone and asphalt
Oak Avenue, Mountain Avenue, South Street, and Sylvan Street
were widened and gravelled.
The cost: Labor $ 940.97
Material 393.24
Supplies-
Gasoline
Kerosene
Lubricating Oil
Alcohol
Grease
Miscellaneous
Street Signs — Includes the erection of new street signs, trafiQc regula-
tion signs, railroad warning signs, and the maintenance of existing signs.
35 New cast aluminum street signs were erected.
26 New wooden street signs were made and erected.
36 Old cast aluminum street signs were repainted and erected.
9 Railroad warning signs replaced missing or defective ones.
3 Flash warning signs erected.
3 School zone signs repainted and erected.
3 "Welcome to Wakefield" signs repainted and erected.
12 "No Parking" signs on West Water Street, Armory Street and
Center Street erected.
1 "One Way" sign erected on Center Street.
1 Directional sign erected on Main Street (Lakeside).
2 Town Line signs repainted and erected.
The cost: Labor $ 451.85
Material 461.65
Buildings —
Janitor
Light
Water
Fuel for heating
Repairs
$
913.50
$
846.01
53.62
50.00
309.78
292.24
$
1,551.65
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WPA — Such highway equipment as could be spared was used on
Government projects and no rental charged. The operators of the equip-
ment such as mechanic, shovel operator, roller operator, truck drivers,
etc., were paid from the highway appropriation, and this year amounted
to $1,795.33.
DRAINAGE
Surface drains laid
Location
Laurel Street at Meriam St.
Myrtle Avenue at Gladstone St,
Water Street — east of Valley St.
Aborn Avenue at Pleasant St.
Jordan Avenue — ^Fox Rd. to Walter Ave.
Salem Street — west of Vernon St.
Forest Street
Prospect Street— west of High St.
Main Street — ^near Cooper St.
Main Street at Greenwood Ave.
Green Street at Oak St.
Fitch Court
Melvin Street — Water St. to Rich'son St.
Stedman Street
Madison Avenue
In addition, leaves and debris on tops of catchbasins were cleaned
and culverts cleared during and after rain storms.
The cost on the above work was as follows:
Labor $ 2,040.35
Trucks 56.42
Material 1,946.52
Size
Length
Man-
Catch
and Type
in Feet
holes basins
12" r.c.
306
1
1
12" r.c.
32
1
6" v.c.
4
1
12" r.c.
264
1
12" r.c.
256
2
12" r.c.
370
2
6" corr.
188
2
4
10" v.c.
10
1
30" r.c.
60
12" r.c.
137
8" corr.
16
3
1
12" r.c.
16
12" r.c.
400
3
12" r.c.
8
2
24" r.c.
12
1
$ 4,043.29
REBUILDING
Pleasant Street (Vernon Street to Otis Street) 450' x 24'
(Pearl Street to Salem Street) 225' x 24'
The rebuilding of these two sections of roadway accomplished this
year makes a continuous stretch now from Vernon Street to Salem Street.
The old siu-face, with rather steep gutters was scarified, reshaped with
REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT OP STREETS 83
gravel, rolled, and then surfaced with 3" of crushed stone and penetrated
with asphalt.
The cost of the above was as follows:
Labor $ 647.81
Material 794.48
$ 1,442.29
Crescent Street (Water Street to Main Street) 1575' x 24' to 32' wide.
This important artery has been in need of permanent construction
for many years. The old surface was broken up and reshaped to a better
cross section, rolled and 3" crushed stone, penetrated with asphalt. One
inch bituminous concrete type "I" was laid on top for a finish course.
This type of road surface is gaining favor, particularly on residential
streets, as it helps to reduce noise of passing cars, is easier to keep clean,
and to make surface repairs due to other public utilities. A portion
(60' X 11' wide) of the cement apron in front of the Fire Station was
broken out and raised with new concrete, thereby improving the entrance.
During construction, applications for curb were received, and with
your approval, 274 linear feet of concrete curb were placed. In order to
prevent surface water from running on private land, it was necessary to
rebuild 270 linear feet of asphalt walk with 65 linear feet of granite
retaining wall.
The cost of the above was as follows:
Labor $1,961.21
Trucks 127.00
Material 3,358.89
$ 5,447.10
NEW EQUIPMENT
1 Two- ton Cletrac with Plow $ 1,795.00
1 Two-ton Dodge Dump Truck 600.00
1 One-half ton Dodge Truck 591.75
1 Burch Stone Spreader 343.00
1 Second-hand Plymouth Sedan 300.00
1 -Blade Plow 275.00
$ 3,904.75
SIDEWALKS
In this year's budget was the rebuilding of the asphalt sidewalk on
the south side of Chestnut Street, between Main Street and North Avenue
Eight hundred eighty linear feet of asphalt sidewalk were built, and 526
linear feet of concrete curb were laid.
The northwest comer of Wakefield Avenue at Water Street was re-
built with new granite curb and cement sidewalk in accordance with the
new layout by the County Commissioners.
84 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Also included in this year's budget was the installation of 269 linear
feet of granite curb for five abutters on Stedman Street.
The cost of sidewalk work for the year was:
Labor $ 1,536.27
Trucks 8.00
Material 1,330.23
$ 2,874.50
CHAPTER 90 WORK
This year we resurfaced Vernon Street from a point about 200 feet
south of Cordis Street to about Foster's Lane, a distance of 2350 linear
feet X 30 feet wide, type "I" construction, including the very large inter-
section at Lowell Street. Surface drainage was installed to the town line.
Fibre ducts were laid at the intersection of Lowell Street for electric wires
to proposed islands that will be required in the future.
Appropriation by Town $ 6,675.00
Allotment from State 8,900.00
Allotment from County 4,450.00
Total Allotment * $ 20,025.00
Expended 19,336.25
Balance " $ 688.75
Balance from 1936 $ 1,190.22
Expended on Account 1,189.95
Balance $ 0.27
The reconstruction of Salem Street was continued from where we
left off in 1936 for a distance of 525 linear feet x 30 feet wide. The old
surface of bituminous macadam, about 20 feet wide, was saved and
widened on both sides with crushed stone, and then the entire surface
was topped with bituminous concrete. Surface drainage was installed
prior to resurfacing.
Appropriation by Town $ 1,150.00
Allotment from State 2,300.00
Allotment from County 1,150.00
Total Allotment $ 4,600.00
Expended 4,593.96
Balance $ 6.04
Balance from 1936 $ 836.13
Expended on Account 833.25
Balance $ 2.88
REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS 85
Chapter 90 Maintenance — ^The following streets received surface treat-
ment of tar or asphalt:
Water Street — from Melvin St. to Saugus line
Salem Street — Charles St. to Lynnfield line
Lowell Street — Main St. to Reading line
Albion Street — Byron St. to Stoneham line
Main Street — Salem Street to White Avenue — on east side, was
excavated, and crushed stone laid to the curb line, and asphalted.
Main Street — Forest Street to Melrose line — gutters on both sides were
excavated and surfaced with pre-mix asphalt type "E" to the new concrete
curbings installed by WPA.
Iron rail fence on Main Street, guard rail posts on Lowell Street and
New Salem Street were painted.
Appropriation by Town $ 1,700.00
Allotment from State 1,400.00
Allotment from County 2,000.00
Total Allotment $ 5,100.00
Expended 5,099.86
Balance $ 0.14
During the past few years, the department has availed itself of every
opportunity to employ welfare labor in departmental activities in order
to effect possible savings in current appropriations. The value of the
labor received from the Welfare Department on the basis of $3.00 per
eight-hour day for the year 1937, amounted to $4,089.00, and was dis-
tributed as follows:
Patching $ 134.00
Tar and Sand 116.00
Street Cleaning 1,021.50
Guard Rail 3.00
Sidewalks 81.00
Grass Plots and Removing Paper 249.00
Snow and Ice 51.00
Buildings 27.00
Snow Pence 78.00
Drainage 921.25
Rebuilding 6.00
Traffic Lines 6.00
Resurfacing and Repairs (Widening of
Streets) 1,229.50
WPA , 165.75
$ 4,089.00
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WAKEPIELD
The value of the labor received
from
the
Soldiers'
Relief Department
on the basis of $4.40 per eight-hour day,
for
the :
;rear
1937, amounted to
$4,661.35, and was distributed as follows:
Patching
$
1,091.80
Tar and Sand
156.80
Street Cleaning
806.60
Drainage
349.80
Street Signs
176.00
Grass Plots and Removing Paper
464.20
Snow and Ice
77.00
WPA
321.00
Removal of Ashes
63.80
Buildings
417.20
Traflac Lines
152.00
Sidewalks
13.20
Guard Rail
22.00
Repairing Equipment
61.20
Rebuilding
22.00
Repairs to Tools
144.00
Resurfacing and Repairs
(Widening of
Streets)
272.15
Snow Pence
50.60
$ 4,661.35
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY H. DENNING,
Superintendent of Streets.
Report of Supt. of Moth Dept.
Wakefield, Mass., January 1, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I herewith .submit my report as Superintendent of the Moth and Tree
Departments for the year ending December 31, 1937.
We have found that the Satin Moth and the Brown Tail Moth are
about the same as in 1936. The Gypsy Moth has increased ten per cent,
the Elm Leaf Beetle and the Tent Caterpillar have increased twenty-five
per cent over 1936, The increases of the Gypsy Moth and the Tent
Caterpillar are very serious. We have found no trace of the Dutch Elm
Disease as yet but with the increase of the Elm Leaf Beetle comes tihe
danger of infestation frOm this disease,
REPORT OP SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT 87
We have been obliged to cut down 35 shade trees which have died
from various causes and from the widening of streets. We have planted
125 young trees along streets where they were needed most. Of these
trees, 80 were bought with an expenditure of $197.50. The other 45 were
grown in our own nursery at Broadway.
We spent $3,906.19 for moth work and spraying; $2,766.79 for trim-
ming, cutting down trees and cutting brush.
For other expenditures and appropriations of this department see
the Town Accountant's Report.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN A. LANDRY,
Superintendent of Moth and Tree Dept.
Report of Inspector of Buildings
Wakefield, Mass., January 1, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Wakefield, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report of my activities for the year 1937:
Building permits granted
134
Building inspections
304
Public buildings inspected
9
Elevators inspected
13
Convalescent homes inspected
3
Fire escapes inspected
10
Signs and awnings
20
Rooming houses inspected
8
Inspections after fires
14
Buildings torn down -
5
Buildings moved to new locations.
1
Buildings without permits
18
Permits refused
6
Oases- to Appeal Board
2
Schools inspected
10
Permits suspended temporarily for violations
of building laws
2
Complaints invtestigated
14
Installing signs or awnings without permits
7
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Approximate valuation of new construction $234,453.00. $239.50 permit
fees.
$63,000.00 of the above approximate valuation is for the Lafayette
School and not taxable.
I wish to thank the Municipal Light, Water, and Highway Departments
for helping to promote building and co-operating with me during the year.
Thanks also are due to Fire Chief Graham for his assistance on fire
hazards.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH W. MacINNIS,
Building Inspector.
Report of Compensation Agent
Wakefield, Mass., January 1, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Mass.
Gentlemen :
There were 35 compensation cases in 1937 requiring an expenditure of
$1,864.90 out of an appropriation of $2,000.00, with a refund to tOwn of
$81.00, making a total of $2,081.00.
Expenditures are as follows:
Appropriation $2,000.00
Refund 81.00
Total
Water Dept. 11 injuries cost $ 897.84
Sewer Dept. 18 injuries cost 53.10
Highway Dept. 7 injuries cost 913.96
$ 2,081.00
$1,864.90
Balance $ 216.10
There was one case before the Industrial Accident Board during the
year, case settled by attorneys on both sides satisfactorily to the injiu-ed
and myself.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH W. MacINNIS,
CompensEtion Agent.
REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL 89
Report of Town Counsel
Wakefield, Mass., January 18, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wakefield, Mass.
Gentlemen :
As Town Counsel for the year 1937, I make the following report con-
cerning the legal affairs of the town, largely relating to matters in the
Courts.
Pending — One suit in tort for alleged injury from defect in
highway for $5,000.00
Pending — One suit in tort for alleged injury from, defect in
highway for $3,000.00.
Pending — One suit in tort for alleged injury from defect in
highway for $3,000.00.
This last case to be defended by Insurance Co.
Pending — Contract Action by City of Boston for $20,000.00 for claims for aid
under welfare assistance. To a great extent these are barred by
the statute of limitations. There has been filed for the town, a
counter claim in set-off $2,389.32.
Pending — Claim by Real Estate and Building Association for damages —
Gould Street widening.
Disposed of — One petition for damages for street relocation (Gould Street).
Finding by Auditor, whose findings are to be final, for petitioner
for $17.00.
One tax title foreclosure tried in Land Court. Finding for Town.
In the so-called Muccio Case Action of Contract v. Town for
$1,770.17, originally brought in tort, a demurrer was filed on
behalf of the Town, setting up in effect that it was beyond the
lawful authority of the Legislature to authorize and beyond the
lawful authority of the Town to vote payment which in effect
was a gift to a private person. Judge Brooks heard the case, re-
ceived briefs from both attorneys, and sustained the demurrer.
Two small claims for damages for street corner roundings were
settled for $25.00 and $17.00, respectively.
B. & M. Railroad Equity Case, relating to Greenwood culvert,
dismissed by agreement.
Margaret T. Curley v. Town Highway Defect Case, settled for
$175.00.
Boynton et al v. Selectmen, re Spring Street. Bill in Equity
dismissed.
Three petitions for damages from street widenlngs and sewer
a^essments dismissed at call of list without trial.
90 TOWN OP WAKEFIEUD
The Town has one action pending for relief, paid to Maiden Hospital,
on Wakefield settlement case.
Besides attending the Selectmen's weekly meetings, I have been present
at many other officials' meetings and have attended and given advice to the
Retirement Board and have acted on a Central Committee at the State
House with auditors and town and city legal advisers on retirement law
problems.
Eight tax titles were filed in the Land Court for foreclosure. See
Treasurer's Report for titles held by Town.
Respectfully submitted,
MAYNARD E. S. CLEMONS.
Town Counsel
REPORT OP ANIMAL INSPECTOR 91
Report of Animal Inspector
Wakefield, Mass., January 10, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
At this time I wish to submit my report as Animal Inspector for the
year ending December 31, 1937.
There have been 183 heads of cattle and 21 cow barns inspected.
There have been 55 dogs placed in quarantine.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. BENNETT,
Animal Inspector.
Report of Dog Officer
Wakefield, Mass., January 10, 1938.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
At this time I wish to submit my report as Dog Officer for the year
ending December 31, 1937.
I have answered 217 calls, and have canvassed the town four times for
unlicensed dogs.
There have been 42 dogs returned to their rightful owners, 31 dogs
gassed and 38 dogs sent to the Animal Rescue League.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. BENNETT,
Dog Officer.
92
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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Wakefield, Mass., January 2, 1938
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
I respectfully submit the following report for the year 1937.
Adjusted
Sealed
Condemned
Platform scales 5000 lbs. or over
3
Platform scales under 5000 lbs.
5
30
Counter scales 100 lbs. or over
2
Counter scales under 100 lbs.
1
27
Spring scales 100 lbs. or over
2
8
Spring scales under 100 lbs.
7
72
Computing scales 100 lbs. or over
2
3
Computing scales under 100 lbs.
7
62
Prescription scales
6
Avoirdupois weights
1
306
Metric weights
68
Apothecary weights
91
Personal weighing
16
Liquid measures
4
Meters 1-inch inlets
14
91
20
Meters over 1-inch inlets
27
27
4
Gasoline pumps
14
99
22
Oil measuring pumps
1
Quantity stop on pumps
50
Yard sticks
29
Cloth measuring devices
2
Fees collected, $138.50.
13250 gallons pumped with meter
tester
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES J. DEVLIN,
Sealer.
REPORT OF SWEETSER LECTURE COMMITTEE
93
Report of Sweetser Lecture Committee
SEASON OF 1937
Receipts
Income from invested funds
Received from sale of tickets
Season tickets sold by pupils
Season tickets sold at lectures
Single tickets sold at lectures
Season tickets sold by stores
Bonney & Dutton
Greenwood Pharmacy
Smith's Drug Store
Nat Eaton's Drug Store
Nagle's Drug Store
Item Ofi&ce
Total
$ 302.50
530
397.50
23
17.25
460
115.00
178
133.50
69
20
25
12
5
47
$ 965.75
Expenses
Oct. 13, 1937 Lucius Beebe $ 100.00
Oct. 20, 1937 Capt. G. T. Plummer 60.00
Oct. 27, 1937 Mrs. Mary L. J. Akeley 150.00
Nov. 3, 1937 Melinda Alexander 100.00
Nov. 10, 1937 Donald B. MacMillan 75.00
Nov. 17, 1937 Rev. Cornelius Greenway 75.00
Daily Item, Advertising and printing $ 91.90
Ticket Boys 12.00
Police and Firemen at lectures 30.00
Electrical work 6.65
Machine operator 41.00
Orchestra 54.00
Amplifier 24.00
Telephone, postage, miscellaneous 6.37
Balance to Sweetser Charities
Total
E. V. YEUELIi
THOMAS F. KENNEY
GEORGE E. POTTER
CHARLES J. PETERSON
CYRUS M. DOLBEARE
HARRY I. REED
$ 560.00
$ 265.92
139.83
$ 965.75
94 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Report of Sweetser Charity Fund
January 1, 1937 — January 1, 1938
Charlotte R. Fitz, Treasurer
Receipts
Balance brought forward January 1, 1937 $ 384.77
Dividends Wakefield Savings Bank:
February 1, 1937
August 1, 1937
Gift from Monday Club, January 7, 1937
Sweetser Lecture Committee, November 24, 1937
3.12
2.57
10.00
139.83
Total Receipts
$
540.29
Expenditures
For Charity, January 1, 1937 — January 1, 1938
$
254.12
Leaving Balance on hand January 1, 1938
As follows:
In Wakefield Trust Company
In Wakefield Savings Bank
$
$ 72.32
213.85
286.17
Total on hand $ 286.17
CHARLOTTE R. FITZ,
Treasurer Sweetser Charity Fund.
REPORT OF CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD 95
Report of Contributory Retirement Board
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to acceptance by the Town of Chapter 318, of the Acts of 1936,
covering Contributory Retirement Systems, the Board of Selectmen ap-
pointed the following as members of the Retirement Board: James M.
Henderson, for a term of three years; Charles C. Cox, for a term of two
years; and Leonard H. DeMarco, for a term of one year.
The Retirement Board organized on July 1, 1937, by the election of
Leonard H. DeMarco as chairman, and Charles C. Cox as secretary. Up
to the end of 1937, the Board has met on an average of once a week.
There were approximately two hundred and fifty (250) employees eligible
to enter the Retirement System, of whom twenty-eight (28) employees had
previously elected to be placed under the Veterans' Retirement Act. As
of December 31, 1937, the membership in the system numbers one hundred
and fifty-nine (159), and of this number there have been retired: Police
Department, one; Water and Sewer Department, four; Light and Gas De-
partment, two; School Department, two; Assessors, one; or a total of ten.
There are at present six applications for retirement pending. In addition,
there are eleven employees who are over seventy years of age, who were
granted permission to continue in the service for a period not to exceed
two years from July 1, 1937, and are eligible for retirement at any time
during 1938, the maximum cost of which will be approximately $3,800.00.
Up to the close of the year, there has been paid out in pensions, to
retired members, the sum of $2,034.24. At the present time, the total
amount of monthly pension payments is $562.18. The total amount of
contributions from members, deducted from payrolls, as of December 31,
1937, is $4,985.76, and a like amount to be appropriated by the town, together
with three per cent interest, guaranteed under the law.
There is presented below a Cash Statement up to December 31, 1937.
Receipts
Appropriated by the Town for payment of pensions $ 4,500.00
Appropriated by the Town for expense Ret. Board 500.00
Transferred from Reserve, expense Ret. Board 400.00
— $ 5,400.00
Prom members' contributions 4.985.76
Total $ 10,385.76
98 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Payments
For pensions to retired members $ 2,034.91
For expense of Retirement Board
Clerical Assistance $ 464.70
Filing Cabinet 30.00
Accounting Books, Card System 123.38
Office Supplies, Stationery, Print-
ing, etc. 64.14
682.22
— $ 2,717.13
Balance $ 7,668.63
The above balance is made up of the following
Fimds:
Annuity Savings $ 4,963.88
Annuity Reserve 21.21
Pension Accumulation 2,465.76
Expense 217.78
$ 7,668.63
Respectfully submitted,
LEONARD H. DeMARCO, Chairman,
JAMES M. HENDERSON,
CHARLES C. COX, Secretary,
Contributory Retirement Board
REPORT OP W. P. A. AGENT AND CO-ORDINATOR 97
Report of W. P. A. Agent and Co-ordinator
For the Year 1937
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen:
The following report on WPA activities during the year ending Decem-
ber 31, 1937, is hereby submitted:
The type of work this year has changed materially from that of
previous years. Less work on playground and drainage development has
been done and more of a construction nature. The remodeling of the old
Lafayette School Building and the construction of a new Pumping Station
to serve the town's needs at the wells, the town's auxiliary water supply,
have been a departure from previous procedure. Also an extensive program
of street building has been begun. As a result the percentage of expense
to the town has been materially increased, amounting to 23% as compared
with 17% previously. This year $60,465.37 of the town's money was ex-
pended along with $199,365.78 of Federal Funds, as compared with
$54,922.67 of town money and $267,087.74 of Federal Funds in 1936.
Taking into consideration the total Government payroll for Wakefield
persons working in Wakefield and elsewhere, which equalled $231,315.78,
and adding the town contribution of $60,465.37, the total amounts to
$291,781.15, with the town's share of the expense 20^/2%.
Since May, 1937, the WPA authorities in Boston have assumed the
assignment of all persons and recommendations of this office have been
declined. As a result many assignments have been made where a partially
disabled or unqualified person has been assigned to a project requiring
good physical condition or the knowledge of some trade for its proper
prosecution. As a direct result the previous efficiency and morale of
workers have been seriously affected and most of the projects have not
been finished when the Federal Funds were exhausted.
In May the quota of 315 workers was cut to 220 and soon after, all
aliens were dropped from the lists. The Sewing and White Collar
Projects ran out of Federal Funds and the workers were dropped. As a
result of the foregoing decreases, there were only about 135 persons working
on July 15. The Sewing Project for 17 persons was reinstituted but a total
of 10 persons were all that was allowed. Persistent requests for increases
made by the Board of Selectmen to the WPA gradually brought increases
in the number of workers so that at the end of the year 193 persons were at
work.
The second principal difficulty in getting satisfactory production has
been the limited number of hours of work. Many classes of mechanics
work only 12 to 15 hours a week, and when they return on the following
98 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
week they usually do not work on the construction they previously left
as it is necessary to run two shifts on projects to prevent the dragging
out over too long a period, with the attendant disturbance of conditions
and possible hazards to the public.
No serious accident has occurred this year and the minor injuries have
been very few. To each Project is assigned a First Aid Man who has
passed the First Aid Course, and all injuries are immediately given
attention.
The Transient Camp at Camp Curtis Guild was discontinued this
year and many of the men took up residence in Wakefield, adding to the
number on the Wakefield list of eligible workers.
Due to the remodeling of the old Lafayette School, the Sewing Project
and Commodities Distribution Center were shifted to the Hamilton School.
The National Youth Administration group of girls assisting in the
WPA Office was dropped in June. Two N. Y. A. girls are employed at
the Library.
The WPA authorities still operate the Nursery School at the Franklin
School with two teachers assigned.
At least a score of Wakefield persons have been employed by WPA
during the year, out of town, exclusive of those assigned to State Beau-
tification work.
At the close of the year of 1937 there were over 300 people eligible for
WPA assignment.
Appended is a schedule which details the expenditures on the various
projects carried on this past year.
I wish to thank the various Boards of the Town and the Superintend-
ents of the different departments for their willing and earnest co-opera-
tion and also to especially thank Mrs. Vera North for her loyalty and
effort as Secretary of the local WPA Office. Her knowledge of require-
ments, sympathy for the WPA workers and untiring zeal have won the
commendation and praise of WPA officials.
, Respectfully submitted,
J. T. WHITNEY,
WPA Sponsor's Agent and Co-ordinator.
Fed. Funds
WPA
Lafayette
Sponsor
Available
Fed. Funds
Town Funds
A ppropriation
Bond Issue
School Fund
Breakdown
Number Name of Project
1937
Spent 1937
Spent Total
Spent 1937
Spent 1937
Spent 1937
Material
Equipment
Other Costs
4
Sewing Project
$ 16,288.28
$ 16,272.28
$ 578.11
$ 252.16
$ 32.47
$ 80.80
$ 138.89
9
Trimming Trees
1,374.92
1,355.42
1,020.23
9.57
9.57
16
Gypsy Moth
9,342.00
5,092.30
73.12
73.12
73.12
22
Nasella Playground
4,860.12
2,384.15
13.08
.10
.10
24
Miscellaneous Street Repairs
4,030.84
3,807.10
2,974.49
946.52
403,37
363.79
179.36
27
Sidewalks (6057)
6,498.38
2.30
• 2.30
28
Sidewalks (8215)
37,064.07
32,932.56
9,652.05
6,021.44
2,923.99
2,297.35
800.10
32
Repairs to School Buildings
323.76
222.93
1,981.11
24.79
24.79
36
Drainage
29,506.00
9,378.12
40.48
40.48
3.75
36.24
.49
42
Recreation
7,159.48
3,809.30
98.81
83.51
39.52
43.99
43
World War History
761.69
760.65
403.39
109.25
36.90
71.85
.50
44
Painting Plre Stations
454.10
419.00
203.54
69.05
69.05
46
Town Hall Painting
1,685.00
1,607.50
641.15
641.15
631.45
9.70
48
Park, Hopkins and Prospect StB.
1,944.00
772.50
453.68
453.68
305.85
147.83
49
Greenwood Playground No. 2
1,833.56
1,761.20
2,903.12
75.05
.72
74.25
.08
50
Infirmary Repairs
766.00
529.02
276.29
276.29
276.29
52
Moulton Playground
12,073.78
12,048.20
1,977.17
1,977.17
836.51
945.21
195.45
53
Forest Glade Cemetery
12,833.63
12,376.52
2,599.10
2,451.17
1,603.31
833.59
14.27
35-54
Butler Avenue
3,003.70
473.54
7,081.97
1,064.32
949.06
108.76
6.50
57
Sawing Wood
1,082.00
947.31
96.23
96.23
19.96
31.20
45.07
59
Precast Curbing
8,576.00
7,566.02
2,814.79
2,814.79
2,142.72
419.38
252.69
62
Water Pipes, Strathmore Road
2,022.00
1.295.18
418,20
418.20
407.70
10.50
63
Pumping Station
7,922.00
7,553.90
4,095.66
4,095.66
3,602.08
358.01
135.57
58-70
Fox Road and Swain Place
10,694.63
10,156.25
5,364.71
1,614.82
3,749.89
3,329.46
1,425.75
609.50
75
New Street Construction
25,595.00
7,522.67
Converse Street
4,420.62
4,420.62
1,690.00
2,159.49
571.13
Central Street
731.87
731.87
292.92
380.03
58.92
Gladstone Street
331.88
331.88
137.40
143.81
50.67
Oakledge Road
54.80
54.80
54.80
76
Sewing Project (New)
6,034.00
2,0«6.69
103.42
103.42
3.20
6.96
93.26
78
Strathmore Road Construction
1,532.00
703.80
2,804.61
527.43
398.91
99.63
28.89
61-79
Lafayette School
61,693.00
53,737.67
20,533.72
3,533.72
17,000.00
18,042.67
1,271.21
1,219.84
Commodities
*1,794.00
* 1,794.00
360.52
360.52
6.12
39.04
315.36
Medical
185.55
185.55
185.55
Miscellaneous WPA
1,436.89
1,436.89
1,008.34
390.25
38.30
Miscellaneous, Road Construction
22.46
22.46
22.46
Administration
3,497.40
3,497.40
42.60
251.40
3,203.40
State Projects
898.10
898.10
898.10
$199,365.78
1 33,626.42
$ 9,838.95
$ 17,000.00
$ 39,464.24
$ 12,966.64
$ 8,034.49
Non-Town Projects:
State Projects
*$ 12,000.00
Nursery School Project
* 2,040.00
N. Y. A. Workers
* 1,110.00
Wakefield Persons Assigned Outside
* 16,800.00
$231,315.78
* Estimated.
REPORT OP BOARD OF ASSESSORS 99
Report of Board of Assessors
Wakefield, Mass., January 13, 1938.
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
We herewith submit the Annual Report of the Assessors' Department
for the year ending December 31, 1937.
State Tax $ 37,375.00
Charles River Basin (Loan Fund) 2,226.69
Metropolitan Parks Loan S. Fund 8,945.52
Metropolitan Planning Division 140.70
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund Ser. 2 1,024.22
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund (Nantasket Main-
tenance) 778.83
Wellington Bridge Maintenance 19.79
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan S. Fund 14,486.66
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance 219.74
Auditing Municipal Accounts 76.83
Care of Civil War Veterans 540.00
West Roxbury - Brookline Parkway 7.46
Total State and Metropolitan Charges $ 65,841.44
County Tax 33,029.63
Total State, Metropolitan and County Charges $ 98,871.07
Under-estimated Charges in 1936:
State Tax $ 1,625 .Op
Metropolitan Parks Loan S. Fund 394.88
Metropolitan Planning Division 63.77
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund Ser. 2 296.30
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund (Nantasket
Maintenance) 56.16
Ocean Avenue, Revere Highway 840.99
Ways in Maiden, Braintree, Weymouth and
Hingham .90
Total Under-estimated Charges for 1936
to enter into the 1937 Tax Levy $ 3,278.00
Total State, Metropolitan and County Charges $ 98,871.07
Total Charges to enter into Levy for State,
Metropolitan and County Charges $102,149.07
Charges for Town Purposes $936,278.78
Transferred from Overlay Surplus to Reserve 19,000.00
100
TOWN OP WAKEPIEUD
Old Age Assistance (1933)
Overlay for 1937
Total Gross Levy
Estimated Receipts
Transfer from Light Department to Treasury
Transfer from Overlay Surplus to Reserve
4854 Polls at $2.00 each
$272,041.50
27,697.57
19,000.00
9,708.00
748.00
22,823.79
$1,080,999.64
Total Receipts
Net Levy
Rate of Taxation, $36.20 per $1,000
$ 328,447.07
$ 752,552.57
TOWN VALUATIONS
Buildings
Land
Personal
Total Valuations
Loss in Valuations 1937
Bonded Debt of Town January 1, 1937
Payments made in 1937
Balance of Bonded Debt
New Bonds issued July 1, 1937
Bonded Debt of Town January 1, 1938
Assets of Town including Land and Buildings,
Municipal Light Plant, Water Works, Sewer,
and Tangible Personal Property
Less Bonded Debt
Assets above Liabilities
$15,911,950.00
3,931,105.00
945,690.00
$20,788,745.00
$ 189,575.00
$ 628,500.00
123,500.00
$ 505,000.00
66,000.00
$ 571,000.00
4,762,509.00
571,000.00
$ 4,191,509.00
PROPERTY EXEMPT PROM TAXATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Land and Buildings $ 140,500.00
Literary Institutions 200,400.00
Benevolent Institutions 23,350.00
Organizations of Veterans 7,700.00
Houses of Religious Worship 593,400.00
Cemeteries, Land and Buildings 69,200.00
Total $1,034,550.00
REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS 101
Number of Polls assessed (a gain of 21 since date
of Tax Levy) 4,875
Number of Motor Vehicles assessed 4,460
Valuation of Motor Vehicles $ 1,102,970.00
Excise Tax committed in 1937 $ 30,952.44
Number of Dwelling Houses assessed 3,405
Number of Persons, Partnerships and Corporations
assessed 4,293
Value of Assessed Stock in Trade $ 206,825.00
Value of Machinery assessed $ 179,345.00
Value of Real Estate assessed $19,843,055.00
Value of Live Stock assessed $ 20,350.00
Value of all other Ratables assessed $ 539,170.00
Number of Horses assessed 28
Number of Cows assessed 136
Number of Swine assessed 47
Number of Fowl assessed 9,797
Number of Acres of Land in Town 4,000
Number of Acres, Lake Quannapowitt 247.94
Number of Acres, Crystal Lake 82.86
Number of Acres, Town Common 2.5
Number of Acres, Park at Lakeside 6.75
Number of Acres, Hart's Hill Park 23.06
Number of Acres, Cemetery on Church Street 4.14
Number of Acres, Cemetery on Lowell Street 35.00
Area of Town Rockery 4,300 Sq. Ft.
Respectfully submitted by Wakefield Assessors,
HUGH CONNELL, Chairman
DAVID SLINEY
ARTHUR C. VERGE, Secretary
102
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Board of Health
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
It seems fitting to continue a four-year comparison of infectious and
reportable diseases to present a picture of the health conditions for the
four-year periods.
1934
1935
1936
1937
Tuberculosis
9
16
7
16
Diphtheria
5
Pneumonia
9
9
11
18
Poliomyelitis
1
4
1
Measles
89
5
32
434
Mumps
8
2
34
33
Chicken Pox
14
34
5
10
Septic Sore Throat
1
3
Scarlet Fever
10
3
21
45
Typhoid Fever
1
(8) Paratyphoid
Dog Bites
26
71
55
42
The Board of Health feels that interesting and enlightening infor-
mation for the townspeople is presented in the following list of diseases
legally reportable in Massachusetts.
Actinomycosis
Anterior Poliomyelitis
Anthrax
Asiatic Cholera
Chicken Pox
Cholecystitis of Typhoid Origin
Diphtheria
Dog Bite
Dysentery
a. Amebic
b. Bacillary
Encephalitis Lethargica
German Measles
Glanders
Hookworm Disease
Infectious Disease of the Eye:
a. Ophthalmia Neonatorum
b. Suppurative Conjunctivitis
c. Trachoma
Leprosy
Lobar Pneumonia
Malaria
Measles
Meningitis
a. Meningococcus
b. Pfeiffer Bacillus
Mumps
Paratyphoid Fever A
Paratyphoid Fever B
Pellagra
Plague
Rabies
Scarlet Fever
Septic Sore Throat
Small Pox
Tetanus
Trichinosis
Tuberculosis (all forms)
Typhoid Fever
Typhus Fever
Undulant Fever
Whooping Cough
Yellow Fever
REPORT OP BOARD OF HEALTH 103
The Health Nurse, Miss Russell, has made the following visits to
homes in connection with the above-named infectious and reportable
diseases.
Tuberculosis — including contacts 652
Scarlet Fever 102
Measles 410
Whooping Cough 3
Mumps • 10
Dog Bites 5
Venereal 8
Miss Russell has, during the year 1937, made the following hospital
visits in connection with the needs of Wakefield patients, either being
hospitalized or in connection with their admittance to various T B
Sanatoriums :
2 trips to Essex County Sanatorium, Middleton, Mass.
9 trips to Middlesex County Sanatorium, Waltham, Mass.
28 trips to North Reading State Sanatorium, North Reading, Mass.
1 trip to Rutland State Sanatorium, Rutland, Mass.
2 trips to Newton Hospital, Newtonville, Mass.
1 trip to Lakeville State Sanatorium, Middleboro, Mass.
2 trips to Melrose Hospital, Melrose, Mass.
1 trip to Tresian Private Hospital, Waltham, Mass.
It seems wise to continue the comparison of cost of these reportable
diseases.
1934 1935 1936 1937
Tuberculosis $2,250.89 $2,198.67 $3,336.65 $6,598.93
Scarlet Fever 104.62 189.00 413.00 1,039.00
Other Contagion 189.30 479.29 551.67 668.70
As heretofore under heading of other contagion is carried the expenses
arising from dog bites, anti-rabic clinic, anti-rabic treatment of humans,
if any; typhoid fever, or other forms of reportable diseases. In the future,
under a recent state regulation, anti-rabic treatment of humans will be
reimbursed by the county, only when the dog which has bitten the human
is licensed. Any treatment caused by an unlicensed dog must be paid for
by the town.
From this condition it appears that extra care must be taken to see
that all dogs are licensed at once on the date when such licenses are payable.
The Board of Health will continue its anti-rabic clinic for dogs and
ask all dog owners to present their dogs for immunization.
The amount of T. B. subsidy payable to Wakefield by the state for*
1937 wiU be $1,773.57.
For the third year successively there has not been a single case of
diphtheria. This record gives added force to the belief in the value of
diphtheria immunization. This work, as in the past, is done by Dr. Charles
E. Montague, school physician.
At thie present time, January 1, 1938, Wakefield has patients as follows
104 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
at TB hospitals: Eight at Middlesex County Sanatorium, Waltham, Mass.;
two at Lakeville State Sanatorium, Middleboro, Mass.; one at North Read-
ing State Sanatorium, North Reading, Mass. This compares with two —
one and one, respectively, a year ago.
The Board of Health, acting under Section 128, Chapter 94, with the
approval of the State Department of Public Health, appointed Dr. Cor-
nelius Thibeault as Inspector of Slaughtering. No slaughtering was done
in Wakefield for the year 1937.
The Board of Health again stresses the wish that all refuse which
gathers around the house be taken to one of the three dumps, which have
the care of the Board — Salem Street, Aborn Avenue, or Green Street.
This Board has made arrangements for opening a dump on North
Avenue, notices of which will be made public later.
May we hope for full co-operation of the townspeople in the care of
refuse to the end that the whole town may be clean, and its approaches
attractive.
WESLEY S. GOODWIN, Chairman
CARL E. ALLISON, M. D.
NED C. LOUD, Secretary
Tuberculosis Dispensary Report
The annual report of the Tuberculosis Dispensary is herewith respect-
fully submitted.
The Dispensary is open the first and third evenings in the month from
8 to 9 and the second and fourth Tuesday afternoons from 3.30 to 4.30.
We have examined at the dispensary during the year patients dis-
charged from sanatoriums, contact cases, suspicious cases of tuberculosis,
and a number of underweight children. Eighty-one examinations were
made.
A great many cases examined at the Dispensary are sent to North
Reading State Sanatorium for further chest examination, X-rays and
Von Pirquet tests. Miss Russell makes the appointments and arranges
for transportation, if the patients are unable to provide transportation.
Seventy patients were examined at North Reading Sanatorium this j^ear,
ten at Middlesex County Sanatorium, and several at the Massachusetts
General Hospital. We have several patients who are taking Pneumo-
thorax treatment at the Middlesex Sanatorium — two having treatment
every two weeks, one every four weeks. One patient had to have Alpine
Lamp treatment for tubercular glands. This treatment was given at the
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER 105
Massachusetts General Hospital. Transportation was provided by the
Health Department.
We have at the present time eight patients at the Middlesex County
Sanatorium, two at Lakeville State Sanatorium, one at North Reading
State Sanatoriimi.
Respectfully submitted,
IRA W. RICHARDSON, M. D.,
Dispensary Physician.
NELLIE B. RUSSELL, R.N.
Dispensary Nurse.
Report of Health Officer
To the Board of Health. !
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Health Officer for the year ending
December 31, 1937.
I have been in daily attendance at the office throughout the year and
find the work has increased somewhat from that of preceding years in
that general complaints have become more numerous. Overflowing cess-
pools and unsanitary accumulation of rubbish, in congested areas, have
been the cause of many complaints.
The latter presents a problem to which the town will have to give
serious and constructive consideration in the near future.
Garbage complaints, in many instances, have not been justified be-
cause of unsatisfactory containers which cannot be readily handled by
the collectors. In this respect, I would recommend an underground con-
tainer, if possible; otherwise the installation of a uniform receptacle
with a cover which cannot be removed by dogs or other animals.
It will be noted that fewer permits have been issued this year for the
keeping of swine, a practice that in time should be regulated by the Board
to meet the present day trend toward a residential community.
Much time has been spent, out of office hours, this year, in posting
contagious disease w^arning cards, as well as in the general supervision
of the three town dumps.
Eight hundred thirty-nine inspections and adjustinents have been
handled through this office in the past year and all with gratifying results.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID TAGGART,
Health Offlcer.
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Report of Plumbing Inspector
To the Wakefield Board of Health:
I herewith submit my report for- the year ending December 31, 1937.
Number of permits granted 90
Number of fixtures installed 423
Divided as follows:
Lavatories 71
Bath tubs 48
Closets 90
Sinks 75
Wash Trays 81
Boilers 47
Showers 9
Fountains 2
Total 423
I have made 233 inspections during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID TAGGART,
Inspector of Plumbing.
Report of the Inspector of Milk and Food
To the Board of Health.
Gentlemen :
Herewith is submitted my report as Inspector of Milk and Food for
the year ending December 31, 1937.
The work of this bureau during the year just past may be divided
into two separate branches: namely, office work and field work.
The office work for this period consisted of the issuing of all licenses
and permits pertaining to milk sales, milk processing, ice cream manu-
facturing and oleomargarine sales. Also coming under this branch is the
notification and recording of analytical tests, the keeping of all other
office records and carrying on of a general correspondence that arises in
relation to this work.
There has been issued from this office during the year a total of
155 licenses and piermits, as well as appi'oximately 200 other pieces of
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE 107
correspondence. OfBce work of this nature was engaged in, on approxi-
mately three days of each week.
The field work consisted of dairy farm inspections, milk plant in-
spections and the collection of milk samples for analyses.
The work of food inspection during the year, which also comes under
this branch, consisted chiefly of observations, check-ups for regulation
infractions and answering complaints.
There has been an approximate total of 84 visits made to dairy farms
and milk processing plants, comprising both local and out-of-town calls.
There were also 168 samples of milk collected for testing and 100 visits
made on food inspection work.
Three conventions were attended for educational and instructive
purposes. (Expense borne by me.)
Automobile transportation consumed approximately 3000 miles, an
expense also borne by me.
In concluding I wish to say that the work of the past year has
effected excellent results, as the records in the office show the milk sold
throughout the year 1937 to be of the finest quality ever sold in this town.
A comparison of the records of ten years ago will show that the work
has doubled in that time.
The total office receipts for the year amounted to $111.50.
Respectfully submitted,
LAURENCE E. DOUCETT,
Inspector of Milk and Food.
Report of Board of Public Welfare
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
In view of the substantial reduction in welfare expenses during the
past year the citizens may be under the impression that there is a vast
improvement in the welfare situation in this Town, but the heavy demand
which has arisen during the past two months show that such is not the
case, and the welfare expenditures for 1938 will show a substantial increase
in the amount to be expended.
Temporary
Aid Total
14 123
13 133
15 118
IB 112
Families
Mothers'
Aid
January
98
11
February
107
13
March
89
14
ApTil
82
14
108
TOWN
OP
WAKEFIET.D
May-
69
14
14
97
June
74
15
14
103
July
98
15
13
126
August
120
14
16
150
September
104
15
15*
134
October
100
15
15
130
November
138
15
16
169
December
171
18
16
205
ASSIGNMENT OF AID RECIPIENTS TO WORK
The Department has continued the practice of former years in assign-
ing all able-bodied recipients to work out their orders in the various Town
Departments as follows:
Highway Department ' 1,007 man days
Park and Cemetery Department 555 man days
Town Hall 165 man days
Hamilton School 89 man days
Moth Department 20 man days
EXPENDITURES IN DETAIL FOR THE YEAR 1937
Salaries of the Board
Appropriation $ 450.00
Expenditures 450.00
Balance to Revenue None
Outside Relief Expenses
Appropriation $ 60,000.00
Refunds 445.02
Total $ 60,445.02
Expenditures 60,444.28
Balance to Revenue $ .74
OUTSIDE RELIEF
1937
Salaries $ 3,358.35
Shoes and Clothing 2,973.96
Groceries 24,901.34
Fuel 2,368.42
Board 6,105.05
Medical Attention 1,324.35
Hospital Care 1,869.11
Aid to Dependent Children *8,582.96
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109
Relief by Other Cities and Towns 627.22
Rent 5,242.75
Office Expense 373.68
Motor Vehicles 1,378.86
Burial 654.50
Commonwealth of Mass. Sewing and Commodities 493.45
Transportation 91.40
All Others 98.88
$ 60,444.28
Plus Unpaid Bills (Est) 13,000.00
Gross Outside Relief Expenses
$ 73,444.28
* Does not include $2,447.89 spent from Federal Funds.
Less Reimbursements
Cities and Towns $ 1,268.76
Aid to Dependent Children 2,939.40
Temporary Aid 3,070.89
$ 7,279.05
Net Outside Relief Expenses $ 66,165.23
DISTRIBUTION OF WOOD
During the year 1937, the Welfare Department distributed 190 cords
of wood in the same manner as it was distributed during the year 1936.
DISTRIBUTION OF SHOES, RUBBERS AND CLOTHING
During the year 1937, the Welfare Department distributed approxi-
mately 3,500 pairs of shoes and rubbers to recipients of aid.
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN FEDERAL ACCOUNT
Amount Received $ 3,007.95
Amount Expended 2,447.89
Balance , $ 560.06
WILLARD DONNELL FUND
On Hand Jan. 1, 1937 $ 210.08
Receipts 305.52
Refund 32.25
$ 547.85
Expended 478.75
Balance $ 69.10
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TOWN OF WAKEPIEIiD
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
The Old Age Assistance Bureau has now been operating one entire year
under the present law, and is in a position to ascertain somewhat the
expense of this new idea of caring for the needy aged. The number of
recipients each month is as follows:
January
197
FebruaiT
198
March
202
April
204
May
206
June
212
Total
Average
per month
July
212
August
215
September
216
October
223
November
225
December
229
2539
211-7/12
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Town Appropriation
Federal grant on hand Jan. 1, 1937
Federal grants during year
Refund
$ 32,900.00
5,592.53
33,577.39
484.95
$ 72,554.87
EXPENDITURES
$730.90 overdraft. Charged to Federal funds due us.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
$ 73,285.77
Receipts and Expenditures
Town Appropriation
Federal Funds on Hand January 1, 1937
Federal Grants for Administration
Expenses
Salaries
Automobile
Stationery
Postage
Rent
New Equipment
Telephone
Electricity
$ 2,300.00
314.00
1,119.62
$ 3,733.62
$ 2,429.47
441.98
89.51
120.86
480.00
266.29
55.52
6.10
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111
Rent of listing machine
Plate glass insurance
All others
12.00
7.95
16.49
$ 3,926.17
EXPENDITURES
Overdraft charged to Federal Funds due us
Received from Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Other Cities and Towns
$ 192.55
$ 15,732.85
873.83
REPORT OF TOWN INFIRMARY
Appropriation
Expenditures
Balance to Revenue
$
8,000.00
7,984.25
15.75
The project for insulating under the sun porches and laying new floors
in hall and some of the rooms has been completed. Considerable new car-
peting has been laid in the hall.
NUMBER OF INMATES MONTHLY FOR 1937
January 22 May 21 September 21
February 21 June 19 October 20
March 21 July 20 November 21
April 21 August 20 December 22
Total for Year 249
Average per Month 20%
INFIRMARY
Superintendent's Salary
Other Help
Groceries
Dry Goods
Fuel
Care of Building and Equipment
Gas and Light
Truck Expense
Gasoline
Household Supplies
Medical
1937
$ 1,237.50
1,201.67
2,321.76
182.04
638.75
147.48
268.02
89.16
140.88
311.08
142.01
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Tobacco
Feeds Stuff
Seeds and Fertilizer
Telephone
Barbering
Water
Oil Burner Maintenance
Refrigerator Repairs
All Others
134.83
352.49
219.32
82.78
75.55
265.04
12.50
34.84
126.55
$ 7,984.25
Plus Unpaid Bills
Receipts
Board Received in 1937
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1937
Total for 1937
Vegetables
Total Receipts
Net Cost of Infirmary for 1937
411.00
* $124.00 bill disputed trying to collect.
$ 8,395.25
$ 336.00
1,065.00
$ 1,401.00
206.24
$ 1,617.24
$ 6,778.01
The amount of vegetables consumed at the Infirmary and raised on
the Infirmary property amounted to $238.34.
3tt ilFmcrtHm
Mrs. Melvin W. Brown was appointed Matron of the Town Infirmary
April 1, 1919. Her many years of patient, faithful and conscientious work
endeared her, not only to the patients, but to all those who came in
contact with her, both within and without the Infirmary. On May 29,
after about two months' illness, she passed away at the Infirmary, which
she called home. Wakefield is glad to have had the services of Mrs. Brown
for so many years.
We wish to express our appreciation to all private individuals and
organizations who made donations of any kind during the past years.
DENNIS P. HOGAN, Chairman
ELSIE MARY GLADWIN, Secretary
ETTA C. STODDARD, Agent
HAROLD C. ROBINSON
FRANK P. WAKEFIELD
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE 113
Report of School Committee
ORGANIZATION OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE
School Committee for 1937
Harry B. Allman, Chairman Term Expires 1939
43 Greenwood Street
Mrs. Eva Gowing Ripley, Secretary Term Expires 1940
40 Emerson Street
Thomas F. Kenney, Treasurer Term Expires 1938
12 Charles Street
*William E. Jones Term Expires 1938
29 Lafayette Street
Mrs. Mary Louise Tredinnick Term Expires 1939
129 Pleasant Street
Patrick H. Tenney Term Expires 1939
14 Emerson Street
SUB-COMMITTEES
The Committee as a whole acts as sub -committees with the following
chairmen:
Mrs. Tredinnick — Text Books and Supplies
Mrs. Ripley — Teachers and Salaries
Mr. Tenney — Finances and Accounts
Mr. Jones — Courses of Study
Mr. Kenney — Public Property
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Willard B. Atwell, 94 West Chestnut Street
SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
Pauline E. Meads, 240 Lowell Street
CLERK
Doris Skinner, 9 Franklin Street
* Elected for the unexpired term of Gardner E. Campbell.
114 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
REPORT OP THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
Herewith is submitted the annual report of the School Committee for
the year of 1937.
Among the important actions of the Committee were:
Added a course in German as an additional elective in foreign language
to fulfill the College Board requirements for Scientific Schools.
Provided bus tickets for those pupils who are entitled to transportation,
instead of reimbursing the parent for fares paid.
Voted to try intra-mural baseball and to shorten the season for the
varsity nine.
Voted, with the consent of the Board of Selectmen, to sell such old
furniture in the Lafayette Building as was not usable for school purposes.
Granted the use of Walton Pield to the Recreation Commission.
Established a new school district composed of the Lincoln and Mont-
rose districts, making three districts in the Town.
Established a policy of requiring at least one year of experience of all
candidates for high school positions.
Re-established the Simon-Binet Tests for children under the required
school age for admission to the first grade for 1937.
Established the tuition rates for 1937-1938:
High School $98.60 Elementary $70.30
Appointed Mr. Joseph H. Panck as director of the orchestras in the
High School.
■Appointed Miss Edna Parks as director of the Girls' Glee Clubs in the
High School.
Changes in the personnel for the year may be found in Appendix H.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Total Cost
Net Cost of Schools for Maintenance and Operation
Expenditures for 1937 $263,995.01
Receipts through the School Department 40,004.11
Net Cost to the Town through local taxation $223,990.90
Per PupU Cost
Cost per pupil for instruction and maintenance, based on average mem-
bership for the school year, 1936-1937:
High School, exclusive of general control $ 99.28
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Elementary Schools, exclusive of general control 70.69
All public schools, from all sources 80.84
Cost per pupil including ordinary repairs, in State 99.00
Details of finances may be found in Appendices D and E.
CARE OP PROPERTY
The Conimittee made an inspection of each building in June and de-
termined upon the major repairs which should be done during the summer.
The amount spent for the maintenance of grounds and buildings has
been rather large for the past three years. The buildings are getting older
and the cost of maintaining them will continue to be high. Prices for
materials are also higher than they were a few years ago.
Below is given the value of the various buildings and sites as recorded
by the Board of Assessors:
Assessors'
Value
Estimate Value
Building
Date
Building
Site
of Contents
High
1923
$425,000.00
$ 25,000.00
$ 78,915.52
Greenwood
1897
225,000.00
7,700.00
13,876.28
Additions
1902
1924
Pranklin
1902
225,000.00
4,275.00
9,592.67
Addition
1925
Woodville
1920
85,725.00
1,000.00
4,722.67
Lincoln
1892
110,525.00
13,525.00
12,451.25
Warren
1897
94,550.00
4,720.00
6,084.15
Hurd
1899
40,000.00
2,950.00
3,878.02
West Ward
1847
5,000.00
2,600.00
1,610.55
Montrose
1930
150,775.00
3,000.00
6,318.17
Hamilton
1883
45,000.00
4,500.00
150.00
$1,406,575.00
$ 69,270.00
$137,599.28
Total value of the School Plant— $1,613,444.28.
HIGH SCHOOL
The enrollment for the High School at the beginning of the year was:
Boys
Girls
Total
Post Graduates
12
17
29
Seniors
120
137
257
Juniors
128
139
267
Sophomores A. M.
85
91
176
345 384 729
Sophomores P. M. 29 75 104
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Freshmen 169 141 310
198 216 414
Total 543 600 1143
This gives an enrollment for the high school of 1,143 pupils, a decrease
of ninety pupils over last year.
The following courses are offered in the High School:
CoUegre Preparatory, preparing for admission to college; Scientific, pre-
paring for admission to a scientific or technical school; English, a general
educational course; Commercial, preparing for work in offices or in business;
Industrial Arts, for students who by natural inclination are more interested
in work with their hands; Hig-h School Preparatory, for certain pupils who
will probably need five years to do the work required for graduation —
domestic science for girls and woodworking for boys are electives in this
course.
A certificate from the High School is accepted by any college which
admits students by certification. The High School is approved in Class A
High Schools, which is the highest rating given by the State Department
of Education and means that a certificate from the Wakefield High School
is accepted for admission to any of the state colleges.
Assemblies are held frequently in the High School with varied types of
programs, including patriotic, educational and musical.
The circulation in the Charles H. Howe Library shows a 57% increase
over the previous school year.
At the present time, about 325 boys and girls are receiving musical
instruction in the High School in the glee clubs, bands and orchestra.
There are 125 pupils in the Senior and Junior bands and 30 pupils in the
orchestra.
At present, there are about 140 girls in the Senior and Junior Girls'
Glee Clubs and 70 in the Boys' Glee Clubs. The Boys' Glee Clubs rehearse
in the Y. M. C. A. building as there is no room for them in the High
School. The girls rehearse in the Auditorium in the afternoon and fore-
noon at the same time that the gymnasium classes are held in the gym-
nasium. This arrangement is very unsatisfactory, but there is no other
place for rehearsals. Under these adverse conditions, the Girls' Glee Clubs
do very satisfactory work.
In sports, the High School has had a successful year. The record of
the football team was the best for years. In baseball, an experiment was
tried in having intra-mural as well as inter-school baseball. Under this 'plan
there were 157 boys playing baseball instead of less than 30.
The number in the different sports is:
Boys: Football 87, Cross Country 30, Basketball 270, Baseball 157, Track
47, Soccer 22, Hockey 16.
Girls: Field Hockey 70, Riding 23, Bowling 160, Swimming 20, Ti'ack 50,
Archery 162, Tennis 80, Basketball 230, Baseball 56, Tennis Tournaments:
Advanced (Fall) 52, Advanced (Spring) 35, Beginners 45.
REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE 117
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The registration in the various elementary schools, as of December 31.
1937, is as follows:
Franklin 360 Montrose 202
Greenwood 493 Warren 257
Hurd 109 Woodville 121
Lincoln 385 West Ward 72
A year ago last September, all eighth grade pupils were transferred
from the High School to the districts in which they lived. As far as pos-
sible, the work in the seventh and eighth grades has been put on a depart-
mental basis, that is, if a teacher has specialized in Geography or History,
for example, and enjoys instructing in her specialty, she is assigned to
teach that subject in as many grades as possible in the building in which
she is serving. This arrangement gives to the pupil expert teaching in his
several fields. The teachers have worked conscientiously under the changed
conditions.
"The work in character training has been continued. Each teacher
takes charge of one assembly program. Work on safety, health and citizen-
ship is carried on as incidental teaching without interfering with the
regular school work."
A Parent-Teacher Association purchased a radio for one of the schools
last spring. It is being used to listen to the worthwhile programs which
are being put on by the "School of the Air" notably those in music appre-
ciation by Walter Damrosch. Radios brought in by several pupils in various
schools enabled the upper grades to hear the broadcast of the coronation of
King George VI.
Last spring there were several successful speaking contests and
musicales.
The teachers of physical and health education encourage all children
to form proper habits of exercise and health habits which will make for a
strong, healthy body and a keen and alert mind which will help them to
realize the highest physical, mental and social possibilities.
"The instructor visits each room once in two weeks, the lessons are
graded beginning with the sitting and standing positions, marching, sing-
ing-games, stunts and team games to practice safety and co-operation along
with sportsmanship and leadership. Talks on safety, care of the teeth, the
value of good posture, cleanliness, first aid, proper clothing, home and
schoolroom hygiene are given.
"After-school activities include team games for girls and individual
activities together with grammar school leagues for the boys, starting with
tag football in the fall, grammar school basketball in the winter and fin-
ishing the year with baseball and track in the spring.
"Cups for the champions in the various boys' sports are donated by the
Wakefield Daily Item, the Hi-Y Club and the Wakefield Elks."
118 TOWN OP WAKEFIEIiD
HEALTH
The following paragraphs are taken from the report of the School
Physician :
"There have been no serious epidemics among the pupils during the
year. Measles were rather prevalent, as they are each five or six years.
There was no case of diphtheria. The absence of diphtheria for several
years has tended to lull the parents to the need of eternal vigilance. In
other words, not quite as many parents are consenting to have their chil-
dren immunized as when diphtheria was a constant menace. One hundred
and seventy-six pupils immunized last year were "Schicked" and nine were
found still susceptible. These were re-immunized. One hundred and forty-
four were immunized using their doses of 'toxoid', three weeks between
doses.
"Physicians from the North Reading Sanatorium conducted the testing
for tuberculosis with X-ray of all reacting to the skin test and physical
examination of pupils with suspicious or definite X-rays. No active case
of tuberculosis was discovered. In addition to this, several suspicious cases
discovered in routine examination, and contacts of discovered tuberculosis
in the family, have been taken to North Reading.
"The first grade, fifth grade and first year high pupils have been given
physical examinations, stripped to the waist, and the results recorded on
the health cards furnished by the State. Deviations from normal have
been reported to the parents on notices furnished by the State. Such a
notice does not necessarily mean actual disease but that the condition is
so suggestive that the family physician should be consulted. As a result of
examination, the following notices were sent home — teeth needing dental
care 150, disease of the nose, throat and tonsils 144, organic heart disease
8, infections of eyes and eyelids 5, infectious skin diseases 7, and various
minor needs of attention to person or clothing.
"The teeth and throats of all other pupils have been examined. It is
noticeable that in the High School, the girls' teeth are much better cared
for than are the boys'. This is not true in the grades. There has been
considerable improvement in the care of teeth, but there is still much
neglect."
The following gives an account of the work of the School Nurse outside
of the regular routine work in the schools.
Attended: First Aid cases, 52; boys injured in manual training, 4;
slight burns in chemistry, 5; children taken to North Reading Sanatorium
for X-rays, 15; children taken to Middlesex County Sanatorium for exam-
inations, 4; home visits, investigating and follow up work, 435.
MUSIC
The following paragraphs are from the report of the Music Supervisor:
"The music program continues to expand. The short chorus period
provided in the morning session of the High School made it possible to
REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE 119
give a concert at Christmas in addition to the annual concert during
Music Week. The latter event featured the tenth anniversary of Mr. Arthur
A. Fulton's directorship of the Boys' Glee Club. Junior glee clubs for both
girls and boys of the afternoon session have been formed and these united
with the senior clubs, make a chorus of more than two hundred voices.
"A junior orchestra organized last spring is progressing well.
"Piano and violin classes are held after the regular school sessions in
the following buildings: High, Lincoln, Montrose and Greenwood. There
are eighty-four pupils studying the piano and thirty-four studying the
violin. These classes are conducted at no expense to the Town.
"Music in the seventh and eighth grades has for the most part been
placed in the hands of one teacher in each building. Choirs have been
formed and several of these have given an excellent account of their work
in public performances in their respective buildings. Moreover, the result
of the training of these departmental teachers is evidenced in the quality
of the singing in the junior glee clubs of the high school.
"Not so obvious, but fully as important is the good work being done
by the elementary grade teachers. Many report that incoming classes are
better prepared in music. Quality of tone is improving on the whole as
well as the ability to read the printed score. So-called 'monotones' are
noticeably decreasing. The great need at present is for victrola records to
continue the rhythmic activities and develop intelligent listening. The
concert by the grades in June was given in collaboration with the Super-
visor of Drawing, whose work contributed much to the success of 'The
Picture Book Festival'.
"There is continued evidence of community co-operation. Individuals
have given pianos and other pieces of equipment. Members from several
local choral organizations united with the glee clubs in their recent Christ-
mas concert."
ATTENDANCE
Detailed information on attendance may be found in Appendices A and B.
The Attendance Officer reports that he has investigated the following
cases and has taken care of the same:
Sickness 112
Truancy 77
Tardy 18
Lack of clothes, shoes or food 32
Kept out by parents or guardian 19
Home employment permits 6
Collected school books and property from 30
Left school to go to work 45
General disobedience 26
Investigated excuses 19
Investigated and found them moved 13
120 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Found in homes and taken to school 5
Found on street and taken to school 3
Found on street and taken home 4
Taken to court 1
Placed on probation 1
Taken to Chelmsford
Girls taken home ill ■ 4
Boys taken home ill 3
Left school 10
Misdemeanor on school grounds 5
Holding warrants for good behavior 7
Suspensions 14
Notified by court 2
Teachers taken home ill 2
RETIREMENTS
During the year, two teachers retired from active service, Miss Alice
J. Kernan and Mrs. Myrta Knight.
Miss Kernan was elected in 1890 and 'has served continuously since
then. It is interesting to note that Miss Kernan taught the same grade
and in the same room in the Warren School from the time it was built up
to the time of her retirement. Miss Kernan gave unstintingly of her time
and energy and is beloved by all who have passed through her classes.
Mrs. Myrta Knight retired in June after serving since 1910 except for
a few months. The first part of her service was as a permanent substitute,
and as such, she came into contact with the pupils of the various schools
who recognized the benefits of her instruction. Later when she was assigned
to a regular teaching position, she became a firm friend and a helpful guide
to all of the pupils in the building.
A pension system for town employees became operative on July 1. Two
janitors, Mr. Charles Stevens and Mr. Eugene Lenners, retired in September
under the provisions of the Retirement Act. Both had rendered excellent
service including a wholesome influence in their contact with the pupils.
COMMENT
The total number of pupils in the Wakefield schools declined by 116
last year, but as yet the present tendency toward decreased school popula-
tion cannot result in any large savings to the Town. It has enabled the
Committee to close two classrooms and save the salary of two teachers, but
increased cost of school supplies and higher maintenance costs have more
than offset this saving.
From an educational standpoint, the outstanding problem in Wakefield's
schools is the two-platoon system in the High School. It not only affects
the regular study program, but also all extra-curricula activities. For in-
stance, all band and orchestra rehearsing has to be done after the after-
noon session or in the evening.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE 121
Under the present system, the working day for the pupils is far too
short. A very large number are in school only four hours a day, and so
practically all of their lessons must be studied at home. Under a one-
session plan, all pupils were in school six hours a day, yet we endeavor
to accomplish as much now as we did years ago. It simply cannot be done.
In spite of these handicaps the Committee is carrying on, and the
students are being given the best possible training.
HARRY B. AT..T.MAN, Chairman.
MRS. EVA GOWING RIPLEY, Secretary.
THOMAS F. KENNEY, Treasurer.
MRS. MARY LOUISE TREDINNICK
PATRICK H. TENNEY
WILLIAM E. JONES
122 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
; APPENDIX
A. Statistics of School Enrollment and Attendance.
B. Tabulation of Records of Attendance for School Year, 1936-1937.
C. School Organization.
D. Cost of Public Day Schools.
E. How a School Dollar is Spent.
P. Age and Grade Chart, January, 1938.
G. School Census.
H. Changes in Personnel.
I. High School Graduation.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE 123
Population Census, 1937 16,494
Average Membership ending June, 1937 3,205
Average Membership ending June, 1936 3,339
Decrease in Average Membership 134
Total Membership, 1937 3,327
Total Membership, 1936 3,434
Percent of Attendance, 1937 95.28
Percent of Attendance, 1936 95.93
Days Lost — Stormy weather, holidays:
High ,8
Elementary 9
Actual Length of School Year:
High 183 days
Elementary 180 days
Special Teachers Employed 3
Regular Teaching Positions 113
Total Teaching Positions 116
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Ruth V. Conley
Bessie E. David
Irene F. Norton
Lillian A. Shaffer
Elizabeth M. Stro
Alice J. Kernan
Mabel A. Kernan
Flora S. Hall
Beatrice D. Mood;
Bernice O. Bazle
Nancy D'Amico
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Marjory Finney
Winifred Geizer
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REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE
127
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Willard B. Atwell, Ph. B., 1911, Brown University
SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
Pauline E. Meads, B. S., 1929, Simmons College
CLERK
Doris Skinner, 1937, Chandler Secretarial School
LIST OF REGULAR TEACHERS TO DATE
Date of
First
Name Grade Election Where Educated
Charles J. Peterson, A. B. Principal 1919 Wesleyan University
Roland H. Kinder, B.S., Ed.M. University of N. H.
Sub-master 1919 Harvard University
*Helen F. Gilmore Dean of Girls 1913 Boston University
Eleanor K. Abbott, A.B. Assistant
A. Louise Allman, A.B.
Walter E. Antunes, B.S., A.M.
Marjorie T. Bunker, A.B.
John Butler, A.B., M.A.
Mary P. Butler, A.B., M.A.
Joseph Cassano, B. Voc. Ed., Ed.M
Bernice L. Caswell, B.S.,
B.L.I., M.A.
Elvira C. Cosman, A.B.
Ellen L. Cowing, B.S.E., Ed.M.
Raymond S. Dower
Alice M. Drugan, B.S.
Harriet D. Dunning, A.B.
Joseph H. Fanck
R. Edgar Fisher, A.B.
Arthur A. Fulton, LL.B.
Myron E. Gallop, B.S.
Eleanor M. Gleason, B. S.
William D. Healey, A.B.
Howard J. Heavens, A.B., M.A.
* Not a Graduate
1930 Wheaton CoUege
1934 Bates College
1936 Boston University
1924 Boston University
1934 Boston College
j j Harvard University
1930 Boston University
Middlebury College
1927 Mass. State College
Boston University
Einerson College
Columbia University
Boston University
Boston University
Northampton College
Boston University
Radcliffe College
Mass. School of Art
Bowdoin College
Northampton College
Blackstone Institute
Bates College
1934 Simmons College
1928 Holy Cross
1927 Amherst College
Columbia University
1927
1921
1935
1918
1935
1926
1913
1921
1915
I
1929
128
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Name Grade
Janet S. Height, A.B., M.A.
Ruth F. Hiatt, B.B.A., M.B.A. "
Isabel M. Hirst
Alice E. Ladieu "
Margaret L. Macdonald "
Louis P. Marche "
Anne H. Meserve, B.S. "
Thomas C. Murray, A.B. "
Rita T. Neagle, A.B., A.M.
Katharine H. Nichols "
Ethelyn M. Pattee, A.B., M.A.
Alfred E. Preble, B.S.
(<
1913
Ethel G. Reed, A.B., M.A.
u
1911
M. Alice Ryan, B.B.A.
lit
1902
Margaret A. Ryan, A.B.
<<
1905
Louise E. Sheldon
Librarian
1937
Homer M. Shellenberger,
B.P.E.
Assistant
1925
Dorothy L. Shepard
<<
1936
*S. Morton Sherman
«
1925
Genesta B. Tooker
<<
1924
Elizabeth V. Upham, B.S.,
M.A. "
1936
Donald White, A.B.
<(
1930
Olive G. Glover
Secretary
1927
Date of
First
Election Where Educated
1929 Boston University
Columbia University
1921 Boston University
1916 Mass. School of Art
1936 Salem Normal
1924 Salem Commercial
1923 Wentworth Institute
1925 University of N. H.
1931 Boston College
1936 Boston University
1936 Bouv6-Boston School of
Physical Education
1927 Wellesley College
Columbia University
Tufts College
Tufts College
Middlebury College
Boston University
Boston University
Boston University
Simmons College
Springfield College
Bouve-Boston School of
Physical Education
Carnegie Institute
Washington State Normal,
Maine
Tufts College
Harvard College
Mass. State College
Clark's Business School
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
George E. Hayes, B.S. in Ed. Principal 1920 Bridgewater State Teachers'
College (4 years)
Boston University
8 1888 Salem State Teachers'
College
7 1926 Gorham Normal
7 1926 Fitchburg State Teachcers'
College
Mary Kalaher
Eva M. Chick
Edna M. Paulson
* Not a graduate
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
129
Name
Grade I
Clectic
Cora Guarnaccia
6
1923
Mabel P. Johnson
5
1926
*Stella H. Blaikie
4
1927
Helen Harper, B.S. in Ed. 3-4
1935
Katherine L. Kelly
3
1894
Helen M. Delaney
2
1924
Lydia M. Sullivan
2
1916
Lee Pfeiffer
1
1925
Avis M. Jones
1
1925
Elizabeth D. Burke
Special
1927
Hester A. Walker
Special
1924
Date of
First
Where Educated
Salem State Teachers'
College
Plymouth Normal
Wellesley College
Lowell State Teachers'
College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Fitchburg State Teachers'
College
Fitchburg State Teachers'
College
Wheelock K. T. S.
Aroostook State Normal
Lowell State Teachers'
College
Salem State Teachers'
College
GREENWOOD SCHOOL
Eliot B. Leonard, B.S. in Ed. Principal 1931
Abbie A. Bell
Clareberta Wilson, A.B.
Signe M. Peterson
Ethel M. Wilson
Theresa J. Collins
Amanda J. Stephenson
M. Grace Pike
Winifred Beal
Lillian J. Shoff
Laura A. Hart
Hilda M. Hayden
* Susie E. Long
Grace E. Widtfeldt
Maude E. Parks
8
1925
8
1923
7
1925
7
1923
6
1928
6
1926
5
1922
5
1924
4
1928
4
1910
1924
1907
1927
1919
Newark State Normal
New York University
Salem State Teachers'
College
Radcliffe College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Plymouth Normal
Salem State Teachers'
College
Aroostook State Normal
Keene Normal
Washington State Normal
Plymouth Normal
Framingham State Teach-
ers' College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Castine State Normal
Salem State Teachers'
College
Plymouth Normal
* Not a graduate
130
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Name
Madaliene J. Crocker
Alice E. Calkins
Date of
First
Grade Election Where Educated
1 1930 Lesley Normal
1 1924 Wheelock K. T. S.
HURD SCHOOL
George E. Hayes, B.S. in Ed. Principal
Ruth V. Conley, B.S. in Ed.
Eleanor B. Ringdahl
Katheryn Carney
Bella A. Rattray
LINCOLN SCHOOL
T. Frank Shea
*Isabel M. Elliot
Catherine A. Doran
Ruth B. Spence
Gladys M. Douglass
Dorothy M. Flannigan
Rose Assenza, B.S. in Ed.
Bernice E. Hendrickson
Alice M. Scipione
Ruth C. Webber
Mary T. Bonney
Blanche L. Meserve
7-8
5-6
3-4
1-2
1920 Bridgewater State Teachers'
College (4 years)
Boston University
1927 Gorham Normal
Boston University
1919 New Britain State Teachers'
College
1925 Salem State Teachers'
College
1926 Perry Ktg. Normal
Principal 1902
8
1900
7-8
1926
7
1925
6
1935
5-6
1931
5
1936
4
1908
3-4
1926
2-3
1925
2
1936
1
1916
Westfield State Teachers'
College (4 years)
Boston University
Keene Normal
Gorham Normal
Salem State Teachers'
College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Salem State Teachers'
College
Aroostook State Normal
Wheelock K. T. S.
Plymouth Normal
MONTROSE SCHOOL
T. Frank Shea
Principal 1902 Westfield State Teachers'
College (4 years)
8 1936 Salem State Teachers'
College
Christine Callan, B.S. in Ed. 6-7 1931 Teachers' College, Boston
Beatrice D. Moody
Not a Graduate
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
131
Name
Margaret M. Landers
Mary E. Grace
Marion E. Garland, B.S. in Ed. 2-3
Hazel O. Wilder 1-2
Date of
First
Grade Election Where Educated
5-6 1930 Salem State Teachers'
College
1936 Lowell State Teachers'
College
1935 Mass. School of Art
1923 Salem State Teachers'
College
4-5
WARREN SCHOOL
Eliot B. Leonard, B.S. in Ed. Principal 1931 Newark State Normal
New York University
*Lois I. Jordan
Mary E. C. Geagan
Nancy D'Amico, A.B. ^
Bessie E. David
Irene F. Norton
* Lillian A. Shaffer
Elizabeth M. Strout
8
1925
Smith College
7
1906
Lowell State Teachers'
College
6
1935
Tufts College
5
1907
Bridgewater State Teachers'
College
4
1908
Hyannis State Teachers'
College
2-3
1908
Hyannis State Teachers'
College
1-2
1925
Salem State Teachers'
College
WEST WARD SCHOOL
*Mabel A. Kernan, Principal 3-4
Flora S. Hall 1-2
1899 Boston University
1931 Lesley Normal
WOODVILLE SCHOOL
George E. Hayes, B.S. in Ed. Principal 1920 Bridgewater State Teachers'
College (4 years)
Hertha Bergner, A.B., A.M.
Bernice O. Bazley, B.S. in Ed.
Anna R. Maloney
Marjory Finney
Winifred Geizer
* Not a Graduate
Boston University
8 1926 Wisconsin University
Boston University
7 1929 Salem State Teachers'
College
Boston University
5-6 1937 Salem State Teachers'
College
3-4 1935 Lesley Normal
1-2 1928 Salem State Teachers'
College
132
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
SPECIAL
Eleanor H. Blaikie
Vivian Dix, B.S., M.
Grace A. Jenkins
Dr. C. E. Montague
Physical Training
Ed. Music
Drawing
School Physician
Mary K. English School Nurse
J. Edward Hatch Attendance Officer
Custodian of Buildings
JANITORS
1929
1935
1919
1912
1916
1928
Edward E. Eaton
High
George E. Zwicker
High
Irving A. Wells, Engineer
High
Carl A. Peterson, Asst. Engineer High
Carrie M. Agry
High
M. Leo Conway
Lincoln
Thomas Hemsworth
Warren
Lyman E. Allen
Woodville
Michael Neary
Greenwood
Chester I. Hopkins
Hurd
James F. Curley
Franklin
G. Fred Dodge
Montrose
T. John Ardill
West Ward
Sargent
Boston University
Mass. Normal Art
Williams College
Boston Univ. Med. School
21 Park Street
49 Emerson Street
18 Pleasant Street
242 Albion Street
16 Charles Street
10 Bennett Street
27 Park Street
199 North Avenue
57 Greenwood Avenue
40 Sweetser Street
2 Birch Hill Avenue
46 Albion Street
8 Fairmount Avenue
REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE
133
D
COST OF PUBLIC DAY SCHOOL
General Expenses
Supt. of Schools
Attendance Officer
Salaries
Other Expenses
School Committee:
Clerks, Other Expenses
Instruction :
Supervisors:
Salaries
Expenses
Principals
Teachers
Text Books
Supplies
Operation:
Janitor Service
Fuel
Miscellaneous
Maintenance :
Repairs and Upkeep
Auxiliary Agencies:
Health
Library
Tuition
Miscellaneous
Transportation
Outlay
Total
6,305.48
405.88
3,562.35
1937
High Elementary
3,795.75
135.06
12,574.58
$ 4,069.28
$ 8,505.30
175,957.28
83,752.74
92,204.54
4,709.11
1,889.79
2,819.32
8,754.90
5,904.12
2,850.78
$ 17,186.26 $ 7,079.53 $ 10,106.73
5,893.59 1,705.72 4,187.87
3,476.13 1,348.30 2,127.83
$ 15,254.78 $ 6,700.19 $ 8,554.59
$ 2,270.85 $ 3.66 $ 2,267.19
246.13 246.13
215.14 215.14
1,345.08 835.40 509.68
1,338.91 513.41 825.50
567.75
504.49
63.26
$263,995.01 $114,552.76 $135,237.73
The receipts for 1937 are:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on account of Teachers $ 22,521.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Tuition, State Wards 1,646.47
City of Boston, Tuition, City Wards 4,094.17
Town of Lynnfield, Tuition 10,348.12
Town of Saugus 121.48
Town of Stoneham 60.74
Individuals, Tuition ' 544.78
Miscellaneous 667.35
$ 40,004.11
134
TOWN OP WAKEFIEIJD
E
HOW A SCHOOL DOLLAR IS SPENT
1. Outlay
2. Office Expenses, including clerk hire, telephones, etc.
3. Miscellaneous: Water, Light, Janitor Supplies
4. Auxiliaries
5. Fuel
6. Books and Supplies
7. Repairs and Upkeep
8. Janitors
9. Supt., Att. Officer, Teachers, School Physician and Nurse
.002
.013
.014
.015
.022
.051
.058
.065
.760
$l.ti00
REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE
135
AGE AND GRADE CHART
January 1, 1938
Grd.
Age
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Total
1
B
G
79
77
54
36
8
3
1
1
142
117
2
B
G
53
62
62
25
15
4
3
2
133
93
3
B
G
5»
52
47
34
17
12
3
1
120
99
4
B
G
4
49
55
46
42
13
12
5
2
10
8
4
113
137
5
B
G
1
3
46
64
45
48
14
16
8
2
114
133
6
B
G
1
6
55
60
52
47
17
12
7
1
3
135
126
7
B
G
1
52
70
58
44
18
14
5
5
3
136
134
8
B
G
2
3
54
38
60
4S
27
11
6
1
149
96
9
B
G
5
12
61
68
58
45
28
12
8
4
2
3
162
144
10
B
G
6
14
54
88
50
51
15
15
7
4
1
2
134
173
11
B
G
13
18
53
80
40
32
11
3
5
122
133
12
B
G
1
1
5
12
66
77
42
35
12
7
3
2
1
132
132
H. S.
Spec.
B
G
1
7
9
3
3
1
1
10
15
Elem.
Spec.
B
G
1
4
4
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
15
8
Girls
77
98
84
96
128
122
139
120 :
150
174
156
129
54
11
1
1
1540
Boys
79
107
123
114
117
120
128
144 152
162
145
129
69
20
5
2
1
161f
Total
156
205
207 :
210 ;
245 ;
242
267 264 302
336
301
258
123
31
5
3
1
1
315^
136
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
G
REPORT OF CENSUS
Wakefield
Public Schools
St. Joseph's
Trade School
Registered in
Private Schools
Registered in Out-
side Public Schools
Employed
Not in school
Physically handicapped
unable to attend school
Boys
Girls
5-7
7-14
14-16
5-7
7-14
14-16
Totals
168
853
316
160
819
345
2,661
32
193
7
10
40
168
4
2
444
12
38
10
1
16
42
15
25
1
25
81
3,251
H
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL IN 1937
Resignations
Office of Superintendent
Ann M. Anderson
To be married
Annette Lane Burbank
Mildred G. Moore
High School
Married
To be married
Alice J. Kernan
Myrta E. Knight
Eugene Lenners
Charles W. Stevens
Retired
From Warren School
From Woodville School
Janitor — From Woodville School
Janitor — From Warren School
Doris Skinner
Appointments
Office of Superintendent
Office, Junior High School— Reading
Louise E. Sheldon
High School
From Beebe Library
REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE
137
Elementary
Lyman Allen
Chester Hopkins
Anna Maloney
Hertha Bergner
Ruth Conley
Nancy D'Amico
Marion E. Garland
Mary E. Grace
Thomas Hemsworth
Beatrice D. Moody
Rita T. Neagle
Alice M. Scipione
Transfers
To Janitor — Woodville School
To Janitor — Hurd School
Salem State Teachers' College
From Montrose to Woodville
From Warren to Hurd
Froom Woodville to Warren
From Franklin to Montrose
From Lincoln to Montrose
Janitor — From Hurd to Warren
From Woodville to Montrose
From Hurd to High
From Montrose to Lincoln
New Districts
T. Frank Shea
Lincoln and Montrose
138 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PROGRAM — 1937
Overture and Processional
Essay — ^What Were the Contributions of Horace Mann to Education?
Walter J. LeBlanc, Salutatorian
The Education of an American Boy Anonymous
Vincent R. Collins
Chorus — Our Heritage Gibb
Five Days and an Education Dallas L. Sharp
Myrtle E. Oliver
Essay — Are Modern High Schools Exemplars of Horace Mann's Ideals?
Paul P. Salipante, Honor Pupil
Clarinet Solo — ^Liebesfreud Kreisler
Song to the Evening Star Wagner
Max W. Robinson
The Ground of the Free School System Horace Mann
Lawrence Joseph Burns
Peter Projects Muriel Brady
Irma Dorothea Clapp
Chorus — America — from "Epic Symphony" Bloch
Essay — What Type of Education Will Improve Our Democracy?
Richard H. Bridge, Valedictorian
Presentation of Diplomas
Mr. Willard B. Atwell, Superintendent of Schools
Class Song
Recessional
REPORT OP SCHOOL COMMITTEE 139
CLASS MOTTO
"Work and Win"
CLASS COLORS
Green and Gold
CLASS SONG
FAREWELL
We salute you, Alma Mater!
And we bid you fond adieu
For the time has come upon us
To express our love for you.
We must leave your friendly portals
And forsake your guiding hand,
As we face Life's problems bravely
In an everchanging land.
We behold the shadows falling
Over days we loved so well;
Yet the beauty of their passing
In our hearts will ever dwell.
And although we must not tarry,
Still a backward glance we cast
At our dear one, Alma Mater,
Sweetest mem'ry of the past.
Words by Lawrence Joseph Burns, '37
Music by Dean M. Woodhull, '37
140
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
THE GRADUATES
Robert A. Adams
Angelo A. Alleca
Muriel A. Ames
Myrtle Ames
*Doris Mary Anderson
Albert Arsenault
Howell Ware Atwell
Lance Chaffee Ballou, Jr.
Ralph Edward Bangs
Mary Virginia Baril
Robert A. Barker
Gladys Irene Barnes
Richard Allen Barnes
Mary Josephine Barry
Douglas Bartlett
*Rosemarie Batty
Raymond Joseph Beane, Jr.
Annette Rose Benedetto
Anthony Robert Benedetto
Jean C. Benedetto
Harold Spencer Bennett
Alvin E. Beyea
Josephine Joan Bilicki
^Florence Pearl Blair
Bernaline Brannon
*Richard Huntley Bridge
Eleanore Mae Brown
Malcolm West Brown
Mildred Barbara Brown
Nancy Franklin Brown
Phyllis Virginia Brown
William A. Brunswick, Jr.
Anne Adrienne Burke
Gertrude Alicia Burke
Lawrence Joseph Burns
Irene Prances Butler
Alford Walter Calkins
Ruth E. Cammon
Hope Carter
Charlotte M. Chelman
John Chillemi
Karin Christenson
Mildred E. Christenson
Marion E, Claflin
Irma Dorothea Clapp
Lauren A. Clough
Leon W. Cobb
Edward Morton Cochran
^Vincent Richard Collins
Phyllis CoUinson
John A. Confalone
Tony Richard Confalone
Rita Consoli
*Vivian Cook
Barbara Irene Copeland
Mary Dolores Cotter
Lillian Ann Cottreau
Ruth E. Coulter
Elizabeth P. Coviello
Arthur B. Cragin, Jr.
George E. Crocker
John E. Cronin
Marie Agnes Cronin
Agnes Macdonald Crosby
Isabel Ann Cundy
Charlotte Rita Curley
John J. Curley
Mary Catherine Daley
Lillian E. Darling
Lawrence Burnham Davis
Eleanor Martin Davison
Fred DePelice
Stella Mary DelRossi
Marjory Fairbrother Denton
Mary Elizabeth DeRoche
Agnes Constance DeSantis
Grace Margaret Devlin
John Bernard Dignan
Charles S. Dill
William G. Dill, Jr.
Eleanor M. Dodge
Richard W. Doremus
Harold Doucette
Mary Virginia Duane
Newton H. Eckert
Samuel Paul Evangelista
Eugene F. Fairbanks
Kathryn J. Parrington
Norman H. Florence
Antoinette Ann Pramiglio
Alice Louise Praughton
Anne Pierce Gardner
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
141
Blanche Louise Gardner
Sherman Russell Gates
Sarah Rose Gersinovitch
Richard Goodwin Gibson, Jr.
Rita Giunta
Edith Erminnie Glueck
Madeleine Gould
James F. Grady
Helen Marie Grant
Nicholas John Gregorio
Samuel Gregory
Fred Joseph Haladay
Genevieve N. Haladay
Virginia Frances Hale
Stanley Harold Halperin
Dorothy Arlene Hartley
Helen Lorraine Hartley
*Pierre Frederic Hartshorne
Donald H. Hatch
Walter Irving Hatch
Everett John Henry
Charles M. Hibbard, Jr.
Dorothy Holland
Anne Elizabeth Hurton
James Thomas Hurton
Howard Leon Ineson
Joseph John losua
Marjorie A. Jewell
Catherine M. Jones
L. Frederica Kelloway
William Warren Kimball, Jr.
Minerva Caroline King
John J. Klapes
Edward F. Kulacz
Julia A. Lan
*Walter J. LeBlanc
Doris Kathryn LeFave
Clarence Ernest Lobacz
Madeline Joan Lof aro
Frances True Lombard
*Helen Louise Lombard
Daniel George Luciano
Jean MacAlpine
Ellsworth Newton MacLaughlin, Jr.
Richard Maher
Raymond F. Malonson
Ruth Dexter Marshall
Dorothy Mary McGrail
Josephine Anne McGrath
Esther Marilyn McKenna
Louis Migliore
*Edith Child Miller
*Winifred F. Mills
Sarah O. Minardi
Everett Charles Mitchell
Mary Modica
Harry Earl Mohla
Veronica Pauline Monahan
Frances Sarah Moore
Louise E. Mosher
Beatrice Anne Muse
Alfred Paul Musi
Mary Ann Musi
Avis Muriel Nickerson
Ignace Nikitin
Robert O'Connor
*Myrtle Emily Oliver
Harold O'Neil
Lawrence MacLennan Owen
* Flora Nina Palmete'r
Lois Parker
Walter T. Peterson
Fred Petrillo
Verna Pauline Pinkney
George Paul Pizzano
Rupertia Mildred Plummer
William Hugh Powers
Dana Chipman Pratt
Fred Joseph Ramocki
Robert Leighton Ramsdell
Alice Claire Regan
Arthur John Renz, Jr.
Lois Dorothy Ring
Russell A. Robb
Max William Robinson
Meinzie Louise Roper
Lewis A. Ruggles
Arthur H. Russell
Eleanor M. Russell
*Ida Claire Russo
*Paul Francis Salipante
Eva L. Sampson
Agnes J. Savage
Eleanor Kathryn Seabury
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Ruth Alice Sellar
Marion Eleanor Shanahan
Nora V. Shanahan
Louise Beatrice Shaw
Eleanor M. Sheridan
Caroline Magdelyn Signorelli
William Tanton Singleton
Alice Mary Smith
Beverley D. Smith
Richard Allison Smith
Robert L. Sparks
Elaine Newcomb Spaulding
Ralph M. Stearns
Barbara Steele
Charlotte I. Stockbridge
Margaret E. Stoddard
Clarence Hammond Stone
Edith Mary Storti
Brenda A. Sturges
John Chester Sullivan
Mary Patricia Sullivan
G. Clifford Taylor
Robert William Taylor
tAlma E. Todd
William George Trepsas
Marion Constance Tropeano
Evelyn Regina Turner
Lennart E. Turnquist
E. Arlena Wall
Hugh Joseph Walsh
Mary Ellen Walsh
David Wardwell
Albert Eraser Watts
Paul Frank Wheeler
Arthur Dennis White
Mary Elizabeth Williams
George Franklynn Wilson, Jr.
Marion Elizabeth Winter
Warren Ario Winters
Muriel Woodbury
* Honor pupil
t Not absent, tardy or dismissed during the twelve years of school
REPORT OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE 143
Report of Middlesex County
Extension Service
FOR 1937
The following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County
Extension Service in the Town of Wakefield, during 1937, which is carried
on as an aid to agriculture and is represented in Wakefield by Mrs.
Emily G. Climo.
In agriculture, all of the service rendered in Wakefield during the
year has been to assist individual farmers upon request. This has been
largely to dairy and poultry farmers. Assistance was given in the control
of poultry diseases and management; and to the dairymen, pasture im-
provement and rotation. Molasses hay silage was tried at the Beebe Farm,
and satisfactory results are reported.
A group took the project on Garment Finishes and a large number
of women attended the Grain Products demonstration and Music and
Folk Dancing program which were given at the Wakefield Grange. Several
home visits were made and information of interest to homemakers sent out
to those on the mailing list through Mother Service letters.
Two groups in Greenwood took the Coat Project in the past year. A
number of home visits were made and information of interest to home-
makers was sent to those on the mailing list throughout the year.
Wakefield again held the record for having the largest number of
organized 4-H Clubs in the county. The clubs numbered twenty-nine,
with an enrollment of 146 girls and 35 boys. Projects included clothing,
food, home furnishing, craft, handicraft, conservation and garden.
Mrs. John Climo was town chairman. Members of the committee
were: Mrs. Esther Oliver, Mrs. Frances Hastings and Wayland Glass.
Local leaders were: Mrs. Walter Jones, Miss Helen Carrick, Miss Evelyn
Johnson, Miss Doris Walsh, Miss Myrtle Arnold, Mrs. John Climo, Miss
Emily Climo, Mrs. David Miller, Miss Alice Gallugi, Mrs. F. B. Colson,
Miss Jennie Evangelista, Mrs. F. Morton Lee, Mrs. Catherine Mansfield,
Miss Catherine Titus, Mrs. R. G. Girade, Paul Krubel, Edward Lobacz and
Mrs. E. M. Bird.
A 4-H oflBcers' training school was held at the Greenwood School.
There was a weU-attended mid-winter 4-H rally at the Y. M. C. A. in
January. The "Y" has been very generous in granting the use of rooms
for meeting places to 4-H groups. The spring exhibit was an especially
fine one, with twenty-six clubs exhibiting in the high school gymnasium.
The clubs furnished an excellent program of music, skits, and
demonstrations.
144 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
The Wakefield Grange enjoyed a 4-H night in September with exhibits
and a special program in charge of Mrs. Frances Hastings.
The following attended Camp Middlesex in Amherst: Bertha Climo,
Ethelyn Ramsdell, Barbara Reid, Ruth Reynolds, Octavia Zwicker, and
Ellen Jane Leonard. Doris Climo and Emily Climo attended State Camp,
and Mrs. John Climo attended leaders' camp at the Massachusetts State
College.
A two-day trip was awarded to seven club members for excellence in
their club records. The winners were Arline Sullivan, Norma Boyce,
Catherine Titus, Anna Nikitin, Evelyn Thompson, Wilfred LeBlanc,
Gaetano Falabella, and Robert Gerarde.
REPORT OP LIBRARY TRUSTEES 145
Report of Library Trustees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OP THE LUCIUS BEEBE
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Mrs. Florence L. Bean Albert W. Rockwood
Arthur K. Boardman* John J. Round
Richard Button, M. D. Hervey J. Skinner
Arthur L. Evans Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler
Walter C. Hickey Prank T. Woodbury, M. D.
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES
Chairman Hervey J. Skinner
Secretary Mrs. Florence L. Bean
Treasurer* Arthur H. Boardman
BOOK COMMITTEE
Frank T. Woodbury, M. D., Chairman
All members of the Board
BRANCH COMMITTEE
John J. Round, Chairman
Richard Button, M. B. Arthur L. Evans
CHILBREN'S ROOM
Mrs, Alice W. Wheeler, Chairman
Mrs. Florence L. Bean Albert W. Rockwood
CIRCULATION COMMITTEE
Arthur L. Evans, Chairman
John J. Round Richard Button, M. B.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Richard Button, M. B., Chairman
Mrs. Florence L. Bean Hervey J. Skinner
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman
Richard Button, M. B. John J. Round
GROUNBS COMMITTEE
Albert W. Rockwood, Chairman
Walter C. Hickey Mrs. Alice W. Wheeler
*Ex Officio as Town Treasurer
146
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Albert W. Rockwood
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Walter C. Hickey, Chairman
Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Mrs. Florence L. Bean, Chairman
Hervey J. Skinner Frank T. Woodbury, M. D.
LIBRARY PERSONNEL
Librarian
Helen Frances Carleton
Marian Parwell
Marjorie AUman
Marjorie Bridge
DEPARTMENTS
Adult Circulation
Elizabeth Black
Barbara LeNoir
Dorothy Peterson*
Cataloguing
Dorothy M. Rogers
Louise E. Sheldon*
Children's Room
H. Gladys MacKenzie
Greenwood Branch Library
Clara G. Wilson
Reference
Margaret Doe
Senior Part-Time Assistants
Junior Fart -Time Assistants
Earl Richard
Etta F. Smith
Elizabeth Edson
Josephine Ferrara
H. T. Mitchell, Main Library
* Resigned
Janitors
Michael Neary, Greenwood Branch
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES 147
The Trustees of the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library herewith submit
the eighty-second annual report for the year 1937 :
"To be great and to remain free, Americans must be educated. Books
are the universal medium of education — whether in school or outside—
books to find the facts behind the news reel or broadcast, books to fit us
for a job, to help find it, or to keep us sane through unemployment, books
to explain the economic picture and the world changing before our eyes,
books for our children, books to enjoy."
If the above quotation is true, and it would be difficult to refute it,
the need of an active and efficient library in every community is evident.
That Wakefield is able to do its part in this book education is due to a
happy combination of town appropriation and the interest from book
funds, the gifts of generous friends. During 1937 from town appropriation
$835.36 was spent for new books, and from the interest of trust funds
$3,675.44. An increased appropriation from the town is highly desirable
but since there is an ever-increasing need for books, the Library stock-in-
trade, it would be a fortunate happening indeed if some other library
friends would create funds, the income of which might be used for the
purchase of books on either special subjects or those of general interest.
It is illuminating to follow briefly the travels of a library book. For
instance when a recent popular book of fiction was ready for the bindery,
it had been out forty-two times. It went into circulation in May, 1937,
and was withdrawn to go to the bindery just at the close of the year.
Meanwhile this book had been into forty-two homes so that at least that
number had read it. For all these people to have read the book without
the service of the public library, would have meant an outlay of forty-
two times its purchase price. Now it will be rebound and continue to
circulate, giving pleasure to still more patrons.
Sometimes a reprint book can be bought at a cost not exceeding that
of rebinding. For example, a reprint book went into circulation in July,
1937, and was withdrawn at the close of the year after having been out
twenty-four times. The book cost fifty-five cents, so at least twenty-four
persons read it at a cost of $.0202 per person. Of course, a reprint does
not have the demand of a new "seven-day" book but even so, it travels
widely.
The work of binding and labeling the musical scores given to the
Library by the Wakefield Choral Society in 1936, and undertaken as a
WPA project, was finished in July, 1937. There is now a collection of
over 13,500 musical scores of songs, cantatas, and selections from oratorios,
making an outstanding and valuable addition to the musical resources
of the Library. Through the thoughtful generosity of the Wakefield
Choral Society all this material is not only for its own members but, in
addition, is available for loan to all Wakefield residents. The interest
148 TOWN OP WAKEPIEIiD
and industry of those members of the WPA engaged in this work is
worthy of commendation.
The Library has received a very unusual gift from Mrs. Gustave
Keander in memory of her husband, the late Gustave Keander. Mr.
Keander was a well known wood carver and maker of artistic frames of
fine woods for paintings and etchings. Through his work he became
acquainted with the masterpieces of both European and American artists,
and accumulated a large number of Medici prints of the famous canvases
in European Galleries; these are considered to be the best prints in
colors that are made. The collection given by Mrs. Keander comprises
some 72 of these prints with a financial value of well over $800.00 in
catalogue prices. These prints which have been catalogued and placed
in folders for preservation, already have been on exhibition in the Lecture
Hall where their beauty of subject and color has been much admired.
The late Mr. Harris M. Dolbeare and Mr. Gardner E. Campbell have
continued the generous gift of space in the Daily Item. Mrs. Junius Beebe
again furnished the Christmas decorations which add so much to the cheer
of the holiday season. Other friends have remembered the library with
gifts of books, magazines and flowers.
During the year the Library has lost two members of the staff. In
February Miss Dorothy Peterson resigned to accept a position in New
York at a considerable increase in salary. Later in the year Miss Louise
E. Sheldon resigned to take charge of the Charles H. Howe Memorial
Library at the Wakefield High School. Miss Sheldon had been a member
of the staff since 1925 and understands thoroughly the various branches
of library service.
In the reorganization which followed these resignations. Miss Dorothy
Rogers, a recent Simmons graduate, was appointed cataloguer and Miss
Elizabeth Black, a part-time assistant who is taking work at Simmons,
was made a full time assistant. Perhaps it will not come amiss to say
at this time that it is increasingly difficult to find experienced library
assistants so necessary for efficient and economical service, at the prices
Wakefield pays.
Last year it was thought that redecorating the Reference Room and
some repairs on the upholstery were almost imperative, but this work has
been delayed as it was found necessary to do some outside repair work.
At all times a careful watch is kept that the cost of repairs may be kept
at a minimum.
This year the circulation has been 223,792 or thirteen and one-half
books per capita. There are at present 7,432 registered borrowers, thus
an average of 30 books were issued to each card holder. An analysis of
the book circulation shows an increase of over 3,600 books of a serious
nature, especially in the fields of philosophy, sociology, science, useful
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES 149
and fine arts, travel and biography. In addition, there was a large
number of musical scores borrowed from the new Wakefield Choral
Society collection; from the picture collection a total of 6,236 loans were
made during the year.
HERVEY J. SKINNER
FLORENCE L. BEAN
FRANK T. WOODBURY
JOHN J. ROUND
WALTER C. HICKEY
RICHARD DUTTON
ALICE W. WHEELER
ARTHUR L. EVANS
ALBERT W. ROCKWOOD
Trustees.
150 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
DONORS
It is with appreciative thanks that we acknowledge loans and
gifts from:
American Rose Society
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Viscose Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Bean
Mrs. Junius Beebe
Lucius Beebe
Mrs. Josiah Bonney
Boston Public Library
Boston University
Brookline Bird Club
Mrs. Herbert Brown
Lois Burbine
Bureau of Air Commerce
George Carpenter
Mrs. Clara Carr
Christian Science Church, Reading, Massachusetts
Cleveland Trust Company
Thomas Cook & Company
Mrs. George Cowdrey
Cunard Line
Daughters of the American Revolution, Faneuil Hall Chapter
Demco Supply Company
Doubleday, Doran Publishing Co.
E. I, Dupont de Nemours & Company
Mrs. Richard Dutton
William E. Eaton
Mrs. F. L. Edson
Electric Storage Battery Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
First National Bank of Boston
J. M. Fitzgerald
Miss Isabel Flint
Philip Foster
Mrs. J. D. Fraser
General Motors Company
Golfing Inc., Publisher
Foster Hall
Hamburg-American Line
Harvard University
Honorable Joseph Hines
Mrs. Helen M. Hitchcock
Arthur W. Hixson
Charles W. Hodgdon
Loea Parker Howard
Howard D. Johnson Restaurants
REPORT OP LIBRARY TRUSTEES 151
International Labor Organization
Mrs. Gustave Keander
Little, Brown & Company
Bert James Loewenberg
Mrs. Hubbard B. Mansfield
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Massachusetts Secretary of State
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Massachusetts Society of Mental Hygiene
Massachusetts Tuberculosis League, Inc.
Mrs. Cora Mildram
Miss Hilda Morrill
National Aniline & Chemical Company
National Emergency Council
National Tribune Corporation
New England Conservatory of Music
New England Council
New Ehgland Planning Commission
New England Sanitarium
Mrs. Lyman Churchill Newell
Nursing Information Bureau of the American Nurses' Association
Opportunity Publishing Company
Mr. and Mrs. Harland Perkins
Pilgrim Press
Polish Press Information Service
James B. Reardon
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, United States Army
Rosicrucian Order
William J. Schultz
Miss Etha Snodgrass
Specialty Salesman, Publisher
Standard Oil Company
Mrs. Sylenda Steams
Mrs. L. Wallace Sweetser
Joseph Taggart
J. Frederick Talcott
Mrs. Frank Tredinnick
United Fruit Company
Works Progress Administration
Wakefield Daily Item
Wakefield Rotary Club
Mrs. Walter Watkins
Mrs. Mabel Wetherbee
Charles Weschcke
Wheat Flour Institute
Colonel Arthur Woods
World Calendar Association, Inc.
152 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
LIBRARY EXHIBITS— 1937
MAIN LIBRARY
FROM PICTURE COLLECTION
Presidents (from Washington to Roosevelt)
Lithographs and wood engravings
Reproductions of paintings frorn Mellon collection
Ancient civilization in America
Cave drawings and pre-historic sculpture
Birds
Coronation in England
Summer sports of yesterday
Electricity in the service of man
Early exploration
Chinese arts and crafts
Christmas books and posters
Madonnas from the Keander collection
LOANS FROM:
Gardner Campbell (White Mountain photographs)
Miss Marian Cannon, Paintings
Miss Edith Fisher, Christmas Cards and Madonnas
Richard Hartshorne, Paintings
Charles W. Hodgdon, motion picture stills
GREENWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY
FROM PICTURE COLLECTION
Scandinavian exhibit (Miss Isabel Flint)
Drawings (Greenwood School)
Airplane drawings (7th Grade, Greenwood School)
Handwork (Greenwood playground)
Handwork (Boy Scouts, Troop 2)
PROJECTS:
Library Exhibits
Winter display
Poem — Dutch garden
Circus display
Christmas in other lands
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
153
TABT.E 1
FINANCIAL STATISTICS 1937
Receipts
Town Appropriation
$ 18,300.00
Dog tax
1,516.21
Income from Library Funds:
Junius Beebe Fund $
740.45
Marcus Beebe Fund
878.41
Decius Beebe Fund
445.69
Katherine Beebe Fund
111.47
Eleanor H. Beebe Fund
195.31
Frederic Beebe Fimd
346.69
Charles S. Beebe Fund
44.08
John H. Beebe Fund
84.55
J. Oliver Beebe Fund
133.13
Alice B. Carpenter Fund
237.07
George O. Carpenter Fund
43.93
Sylenda B. Stearns Fund
72.96
J. G. Aborn Library Fund
51.05
Cyrus Gilbert Beebe Fund
60.45
Frederic Beebe Library Fund
30.23
Willard Donnell Fund
15.11
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Fund
16.11
Flint Memorial Library Fund
30.23
M. W. Gove Library Fund
12.58
Melvin Hill Fund
15.11
Dr. F. P. Hurd Library Fund
75.56
Franklin Poole Library Fund
15.11
Mary H. Pratt Library Fund
6.05
Cyrus Wakefield Library P\ind
15.11
3,675.44
Total Income
$ 23,491.65
154 TOWN OP WAKEPIEIiD
Expenditures
Books $ 4,510.80
Periodicals 478.21
Binding - 1,398.37
Salaries, library service 10,497.78
Supplies, printing 1,143.64
Heat, light, power, water 1,205.08
Salaries, janitor service 1,980.00
Repairs, furniture, maintenance, et cetera 1,766.07
Telephone, postage, freight, express 496.13
$ 23,476.08
Unexpended Balance 15.57
Total $23,491.65
REPORT OP LIBRARY TRUSTEES
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TABLE III
RESOURCES
Volumes belonging to Library, January 1, 1937 58,379
Additions in 1937:
MAIN LIBRARY
New Titles
Adult 1,181
Juvenile 372
— — 1,553
Replacements and duplicates
Adult 418
Juvenile 101
519
GREENWOOD BRANCH
New Titles
Adult 335
Juvenile 289
624
Replacements and duplicates
Adult 10
juvenile 46
56
Gifts accessioned 34
Books for school deposits 85
Bound magazines 73
Unclassified 157
Total additions 3,101
Volumes withdrawn, 1937 1,070
Volumes belonging to Library, December 31, 1937 59,325
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
157
TABLE IV
American Library Association Form for Uniform Statistics
Population of Wakefield (1937) ' 16,494
Term of use of Library: FREE
Agencies: Main Library, one Branch, 34 school class rooms, 1
deposit station
Days open during the year — Main Library 304
Days open during the year — Branch Library 148
Hours open each week for lending — Main Library 66
Hours open each week for reading — Main Library 69
Hours open each week for lending — Branch Library 16 y2
Hours open each week for reading — Branch Library 16%
Number of volumes at begimiing of year 58,379
Number of volumes added by gift 34
Number of volumes withdrawn during year 1,370
Number of volumes added 3,101
Number of volumes at end of year 59,325
Pictures (13,430 mounted) 69,253
Pamphlets 5,684
Number of registered borrowers 7,432
Number of volumes lent for home use 223,792
Number of pictures lent for home use 6,236
Registration period (since May, 1937) 3 years
Number of newspapers (2 gifts) received currently 10
Number of periodical titles currently received:
Main Library 146
Greenwood Branch 38
Library receipts:
Town appropriation $ 18,300.00
Income from dog tax 1,516.21
Income from trust funds », 3,675.44
Library expenditures:
Books $ 4,510.80
Periodicals 478.21
Binding 1,398.37
Salaries, library service 10,497.78
Salaries, janitor service 1,980.00
Light 504.44
Supplies 1,106.64
Heat 671.40
Other maintenance 2,328.44
Balance returned to town
Library receipts returned to town from fines, pay-
ment of lost books, etc., during 1937:
$ 23,491.65
$ 23,476.08
15.57
$ 844.65
158 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Park and Cemetery
Commissioners
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
The Park and Cemetery Commissioners hereby submit their annual
report for the year ending December 31, 1937.
The Park and Common were kept in first class condition by the
Superintendent, Arthur G. Abbott, and at this time the Commissioners
wish to commend him for his splendid efforts.
We have fourteen (14) triangular plots under our care in different
parts of the town as follows: Common and Church Streets, Eaton and
Crescent Streets, Lafayette and Church Streets, North Avenue and Church
Street, Prospect and Cedar Streets, Prospect and Elm Streets, Prospect
Street and Shumway Circle, Prospect and Hopkins Streets, Vernon and
Salem Streets, Main Street opposite High School, Farm and Nahant Streets,
Main Street opposite Junction Depot, and Oak and Green Streets. In addi-
tion to these triangular plots we have five (5) playgrounds under our care.
We recommend an extra man in order that these shall be maintained in
a creditable manner.
The bath house was under the care of Mr. David Ingerton, instructor,
and a corps of men who had a very successful season, and the conmiissioners
received no reports of misconduct, although thousands of children
took advantage of the bath house. The Commissioners hope that in the
near future a WPA project will be started for a new bath house to
take the place of the one we now have. The present building has outgrown
its usefulness and is badly in need of repair. Mr. Ingerton's report is
submitted under another heading.
The Old Cemetery has been taken care of, grass cut and the grounds
cleaned up twice a year. We also recommend a WPA project to put this
-cemetery in better condition.
The receipts for Forest Glade Cemetery for 1937 were $4,185.00, in-
cluding perpetual care receipts. We expect to have the receiving tomb
and office started this year as WPA funds have been set aside for this
work. A new WPA general development project is in the offing, which
will improve the cemetery even more than it has been. The Commissioners
are indebted to several citizens who donated fine evergreen trees. We
are especially grateful to Mr. and Mrs. J. Lowe McMahon of Prospect
Street for the seven beautiful Norway spruce trees they donated.
On Memorial Sunday, May 30, 1937, a beautiful shrine was dedicated
in the Catholic section of Forest Glade Cemetery. This shrine was donated
to the town by one of our most respected citizens, who does not wish his
identity disclosed. The shrine, valued at about $500.00, exclusive of the
REPORT OP PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS 159
rockery, evergreens and setting, is made of Alpine maple and was imported
from Switzerland.
We have one full-time man at the cemetery, Mr. Frank LeGro, and
one part-time man, Mr. Charles Lynch.
We wish, at this time, to thank publicly, Mr. John Landry, Superin-
tendent of the Moth Department, and Mr. Harry Denning, Superintendent
of the Highway Department, and also the Board of Public Welfare, for
the valuable assistance given our Board throughout the entire year
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. STRINGER, Chairman
GEORGE W. ABBOTT, Secretary
JOHN W. MacGILLVRAY
160 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Bath House Supervisor
Wakefield Park Board,
Wakefield, Massachusetts.
«
Gentlemen : —
The bath house opened June 28 and closed September 4, a period of
69 days, during which time protection was given the bathers from 9.00 A. M.
to 8.00 P. M., on week days, and from 2.00 P. M. to 6.00 P. M. on Sundays.
During a hot spell the bath house was kept open longer for the safety of
night bathers.
Total number in attendance 67,504
Average daily 1,094
Maximum weekly 14,600
Number of minor injuries 152
Number of serious injuries, requiring
medical attention 2
(also 1 epileptic fit)
Number of persons beyond their depth
needing help 78
Help rendered to overturned boats 12
Number of suspensions 2
The continuation of the "Learn to Swim" campaign inaugurated in
1936 resulted in 274 persons learning to swim or improving their ability
to take care of themselves in the water. This figure does not include the
special class to Boy Scouts, 15 of whom passed their merit badge tests.
During the season, six children were picked up along the shores of
the lake and restored to their parents; also five boys were rescued from
unsafe rafts or boats, which were then destroyed. Parents should guard
against things of this kind, as all of the craft were made at home and
carted to the lake.
I wish to thank all of the town departments for their generous help,
the Park Board for their co-operation, and especially the Police Depart-
ment for their prompt and efficient handling of petty thefts.
DAVID F. INGERTON,
Supervisor.
REPORT OP MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 161
Report of the Municipal Light Board
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We submit for your consideration, the forty-fourth annual report of the
Municipal Light Board, covering the year ending December 31, 1937.
The operations of the Department resulted in a net profit, after deduct-
ing debt retirement, of $28,896.93 as compared to a profit of $27,697.57 in
1936.
The balance of our Operating Fund is $26,356.38 as compared to $34,-
486.84 in 1936; the decrease being due to a falling off in collections during
the last few months of the year and to increased cost of materials, etc.
The amount of bonds outstanding has been reduced to $59,000.00. The
other liabilities of the Department are accrued interest and insurance
amounting to $2,516.83. Consumers' Deposits liability is offset by the same
amount of cash in the banks.
The Department turned back to the Town $27,697.57 at the annual
Town Meeting in March, 1937, which makes a total of $108,949.45 during
the past five years.
We are asking for an appropriation of $20,000.00 for street lighting for
1938, in order to comply with the state regulations, which require us to
charge electricity delivered for this purpose at our average cost per kilowatt
hour.
The report of the manager, showing the financial condition of the plant
as of December 31, 1937, and its operations for the year, is included in this
report.
The books of the Department are being audited by Thomas B. Donnelly,
C. P. A., Boston.
Respectfully submitted,
MARCUS BEEBE, 2nd, Chairman
A. FRANCIS HARRINGTON, Secretary
CURTIS L. SOPHER, M. D.
Board of Comimissioners
Municipal Light Department
January 2, 1938.
January 1, 1938.
To the Board of Light Commissioners,
Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
I report herewith on the affairs of this Department for the year ending
December 31, 1937. The Balance Sheet shows the total assets to be
$904,639.37.
162 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
The sales of gas amounted to $102,622.47, the operating expense $90,-
531.65, and a profit of $11,146.27.
The sales of electricity amounted to $213,055.85, the operating expense
$182,882.06, and a profit of $27,750.66.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Plant investments and general equipment have been increased
$12,786.46 net, including the completion of underground distribution for
residence service in Chestnut Street between Main Street and North Ave-
nue; in North Avenue, between Chestnut Street and Yale Avenue; and in
Yale Avenue and Avon Street. Thirty-six street lights were added to the
ornamental street lighting of the town, on Chestnut Street, Avon Street,
Yale Avenue and North Avenue.
The entrance of a new company at the Heywood-Bros. Wakefield
location, had an extension of 3-phase and single-phase services. The
pumping station of the Sewer Department at a point opposite Central
Street on Main Street, has been furnished with single-phase, three-wire,
underground service.
The yearly inspection and replacement of defective poles has been
completed. There has not been any large extension of aerial lines;
some new houses have been given underground service. Pole line extensions
have been made at the Flint Field development.
A large amount of change in layout and switchboard has been in prog-
ress during the year, at the substation, and is to be continued during the
coming year. The regulators on commercial lines have been placed outside
the north wall of the substation and all made weatherproof at small cost
comparatively.
During the year the Gas Department put in 42 new services and re-
placed 33 old ones. On Albion Street the main was stripped and examined
for leaks and new services were put in as requii'ed. In Central Street
910 ft. of 3" pipe was laid, replacing 400 ft. of l^A" pipe and connecting
Main Street to Pleasant Street. On Hopkins Street the main was extended
by 418 ft. of 4" pipe and on Mountain Avenue by 150 ft. of 4" pipe. On
Bartley Street 250 ft. of 2" pipe was replaced by the same amount of 4".
On Crescent Street 81 ft. of 3" pipe was laid across the new intersection.
On Gladstone Street the main was extended by 440 ft. with 4" pipe con-
necting Myrtle Avenue and Crystal Street.
In the Hey wood- Wakefield yard 350 ft. of 3" pipe was laid to serve
Building No. lA. In the new development in Howard Street 400 ft. of 3"
pipe was laid and on Flint Street 320 ft. of 3" and on the lower end of
Main Street 250 ft. of 3" pipe. On Clifton Avenue and Lotus Avenue at
the Stoneham line, 605 ft. of 2" pipe was laid. On Cutter Avenue, the new
development off North Avenue, 240 ft. of 3" pipe was put in and on King-
mont Street, 245 ft. of 3" pipe was put in, replacing 150 ft. of 1" pipe.
On Stedman Street 740 ft. of 1" pipe was replaced with 3". On Vernon
Street, where a new street was put in, 605 ft. of 3" and 475 ft. of 4" pipe
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 163
was laid and also 14 services put into the lot lines. Off Salem Street,
400 ft. of 2" pipe was laid to serve a new development there.
The department also laid 450 ft. of steel pipe to be used as a duct under
the sidewalk at the Central Fire Station.
New steam and water lines were installed at the plant from the garage
to the main building. Five new desks and two new tables were made at the
plant for the main office. A new cement floor was put in the shed in
the rear of the gas holder which is used for the storage of cable and street
light pedestals. The brick wall on the outside of the boiler room was
repaired and a new wall built in the meter room.
At the North Avenue works, the machine shop and wood shop have
been busy in the manufacture, repair and replacement of equipment for
this department and for other departments of the town. This is notable
in the fitting of the main office of the department, now located at 7
Albion Street, where desks and tables were needed when this new location
was taken over in November.
This department has been located in the Savings Bank Building for
the past ten years and found an opportunity to change for larger and more
convenient quarters, to the present Albion Street location, previously occu-
pied by the Post Office Department.
Financial Statement follows:
BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1937
ASSETS
PLANT INVESTMENTS
Gas Department (Schedule A) $371,083.14
Electric Department (Schedule B) 385,249.76
General Equipment (Schedule C) 18,521.62
Total Investments $774,854.52
CURRENT ASSETS
Operation Fund $ 26,356.38
Depreciation Fund 17,532.57
Office Fund 400.00
Special Deposits 39,323.45
Accounts Receivable 18,634.71
Materials and Supplies 26,965.20
Total Current Assets $129,212.31
PREPAID ACCOUNTS
Insurance $ 381.29
Interest 191.25
Total Prepaid Accounts $ 572.54
TOTAL ASSETS $904,639.37
164 TOWN OP WAKEPIEUD
BALANCE SHEET AS OP DECEMBER 31, 1937
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
BONDS PAYABLE $ 59,000.00
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Consumers' Deposits $ 39,323.45
Matured Interest 1,459.34
Liability Insurance 187.04
Total Current Liabilities $ 40,969.83
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Interest on Bonds $ 870.45
APPROPRIATED SURPLUS
Loans Repayment $414,300.00
Appropriation for Construction Repayment 51,632.86
Total Appropriated Surplus $465,932.86
SURPLUS (Schedule D) $337,866.23
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS $904,639.37
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 165
STATEMENT OP INCOME AND EXPENSE
GAS DEPARTMENT
INCOME PROM SALE OP GAS
Regular Meters $ 99,999.53
Prepay Meters 2,156.66
Municipal Meters 305.60
Minimum Bills 160.68
Total Sales
DEDUCT — OPERATING EXPENSE
Gas Purchased
Distribution
Commercial
New Business
General
Depreciation
Total Operating Expense
OPERATING INCOME
ADD — OTHER INCOME
Merchandise and Jobbing
Interest on Bank Balances
GROSS INCOME
DEDUCT — OTHER EXPENSE
Interest on Bonds
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
Bad Debts
$102,622.47
$ 44,048.57
18,814.23
6,435.58
267.64
8,072.23
12,893.40
$ 90,531.65
$ 12,090.82
$ 40.75
501.93
$ 542.68
$ 12,633.50
$ 670.54
732.62
84.07
$ 1,487.23
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D) $ 11,146.27
166 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
STATEMENT OP INCOME AND EXPENSE
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
INCOME PROM SALE OP ELECTRICITY
Commercial Lighting
Commercial Power
Municipal Power
Municipal Lighting
Street Lighting
Minimum Bills
Total Sales
DEDUCT — OPERATING EXPENSE
Energy Purchased
Distribution
Utilization
Commercial
New Business
General
Depreciation
Total Operating Expense
OPERATING INCOME
ADD — OTHER INCOME
Merchandise and Jobbing
Interest on Bank Balances
GROSS INCOME
DEDUCT — OTHER EXPENSE
Interest on Bonds
Interest on Consumers' Deposits
Bad Debts
NET INCOME TO SURPLUS (Schedule D)
$143,472.26
40,631.86
7,393.65
3,287.98
18,000.00
270.10
.
$213,055.85
$ 89,075.47
36,024.26
6,062.29
9,469.11
753.24
9,146.89
32,350.80
$182,882.06
$ 30,173.79
$ 11.61
501.93
$ 513.54
$ 30,687.33
$ 1,966.36
732.62
237.69
$ 2,936.67
$ 27,750.66
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 167
■ PLANT INVESTMENTS
GAS DEPARTMENT
SCHEDULE A
$ 6,591.75
21,389.02
1,855.73
2,403.89
1,839.02
274,779.51
27,234.74
27,571.12
7,418.36
$371,083.14
Land
Structures
Boiler Plant Equipment
Engines
Miscellaneous Power Plant Equipment
Street Mains
Services
Meters
Meter Installations
Total per Balance Sheet
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT — SCHEDULE B
Land " $ 213.57
Structures 19,067.74
Substation Equipment 38,026.88
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Construction 69,758.89
Underground Conduits 115,809.61
Underground Conductors 54,819.46
Meters 18,878.94
Meter Installations 6,940.22
Transformers 24,880.44
Transformer Installations 2,708.84
Street Lighting Equipment 34,145.17
Total per Balance Sheet
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Office Furniture and Equipment
Automobiles
Laboratory Equipment
Miscellaneous Equipment
Total per Balance Sheet
$385,249.76
SCHEDULE C
$ 3,552.62
3,229.36
451.00
11,288.64
$ 18,521.62
168 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
SURPLUS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1937
CREDITS
Balance, January 1, 1937 $340,106.87
Profit from Electric Operations 27,750.66
Profit from Gas Operations 11,146.27
Total Credits $379,003.80
DEBITS
Bonds Retired $ 10,000.00
Property Abandoned 3,440.00
Cash. — Returned to Town 27,697.57
Total Debits $ 41,137.57
Surplus — December 31, 1937, per Balance Sheet $337,866.23
COST OF GAS
Cost in Holder $ 44,048.57
Cost in Holder — per M. C. F. .5728
Average Selling Price — per M. C. F. 1.4042
Average Cost Delivered — per M. C. F. 1.2864
Total Gas Purchased — cubic feet 80,104,516
Total Gas Sold — cubic feet 73,083,800
COST OF ELECTRICITY
Cost on Switchboard $ 89,075.47
Cost on Switchboard — per K. W. H. .01274
Average Selling Price — per K. W. H. .03336
Average Cost Delivered — per K. W. H. .03035
Total Electricity Purchased — K. W. Hours 6,990,784
Total Electricity Sold — K. W. Hour 6,391,799
REPLACEMENTS AND NEW CONSTRUCTIONS — GAS
Street Mains (feet) 6,511
Services 77
Meters 428
Meters in use beginning of year 3,642
Meters in use end of year 3,683
REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD 169
REPLACEMENTS AND NEW CONSTRUCTIONS — ELECTRICITY
Street Lights 55
Transformers 9
Poles 12
Overhead wires (feet) 40,091
Services 96
Ducts (feet) 6,678
Underground Cables (feet) 61,758
Meters in use beginning of year 4,571
Meters in use end of year 4,625
I again express my gratitude and appreciation for the support and co-
operation of the Commission, the employees and our customers in the past
year. With the continuation of these relations, we can anticipate con-
tinued successful results.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL H. BROOKS, Manager
Municipal Light Department
Fire Alarm^ Police Signal and
Traffic Lights
The battery room of the fire alarm system has been entirely re-
organized. Old wood frames replaced by channel iron supported on pipe
posts, wire lines re-arranged, floor concreted, acid-proof plumbing, and
new lighting and heating arranged. Some boxes have been changed by
the installation of one new box at No. 12. The mutual-aid system existing
between Reading and Melrose has been extended to include Stoneham.
This Department has operated well during the past year. Some pieces
of fire alarm sending equipment have been acquired through the Gamewell
Company and installed at the Central Station, relieving the old repeater
box to be placed at the Greenwood Station.
The Police Signal System and Traffic Lights, which are in the custody
of the Light Department, have been working satisfactorily and have not
required any major attention. The installation of a radio in the cruising
car has added very much to the efficiency of the signal system.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL H. BROOKS, Superintendent.
170 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
28th Annual Report of the Wakefield
Water and Sewerage Board
In our report of one year ago, we urged construction of a modern,
fire-proof pumping station, to house the equipment necessary to operate
the driven wells located off Nahant Street.
Since then, a WPA project was authorized to construct such a.
station, plans for it being properly drawn and approved.
During the summer and fall of last year, the building was erected
and as this report is submitted, the pumping equipment and appliances
are located therein, after removal from the former worn-out wooden
shed used as a pumping station for several years, so that today, the town
possesses an adequate fire-proof building of brick, steel, and cement con-
struction nearly ready for practical use. As will be noted in the report of
the Superintendent, the station pumped and delivered, direct to the water
mains, a total of over 60,000,000 gallons of pure water during the period
of nine months, from December 1, 1936, to September 1, 1937, thus demon-
strating to our people the value of this sub-supply of water in time of need.
As the town's population increases, it is clearly evident that greater con-
sumption of water must follow and this Board will, in due time, recommend
that provision be made to increase the number of driven wells at the
auxiliary station. Once more we congratulate our people in possessing
this invaluable supply of high-grade water.
During the year 1937, material gains were made in sewerage construc-
tion, as authorized by votes passed in Town Meeting. These additions
to our sewerage area have been completed and are in operation after
successful application of modern methods in two notable instances. These
are, first, the building and equipment of an ejector station on Main Street,
Lakeside, automatically lifting the sewer flow from low level to higher
level for delivery to gravity flow on Main Street, at intersection of Aborn
Avenue. The operation of this ejector station is well worth the study
of all. The second instance is in connection with method used to
cross the Boston & Maine roadbed from west side to east side in Green-
wood. A three-foot diameter steel casing was driven through this mainline
roadbed by men working within the casing and from the far end digging
their way along, the casing being advanced by power of jacks.
Regular movement of trains was not hindered at any time and the
job was completed in less than two days.
To safeguard the water supply in Crystal Lake, this Board is firmly of
the opinion that further sewer construction in Greenwood should be ac-
complished during the coming spring and sUmmer to the end that the
entire area of Greenwood Plains be piped for sewerage. Portions of the
REPORT OP WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
171
Plains area are already sewered, but the remainder should be provided for,
to remove all danger of pollution to Crystal Lake waters.
Articles will appear in the Town Warrant for the annual March meet-
ing and this department seconds the initiative of our Board of Health.
The Department Superintendent has submitted a clear and infor-
mative report in detail, covering our operation for the past year and to
all our people, we recommend its study.
This report cannot be concluded until we gratefully acknowledge the
gift to the town of a strip of land, triangular in shape and situated on
the east side of Crystal Lake, adjacent to the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Needless to say, the possession of this tract of land by the town insures
further protection of the water-shed and again displays the generous spirit
of our highly esteemed fellow citizen, Mr. John J. Round.
We do also extend our best wishes to four of the Department's veterans
who, having reached the limitations of age and years of efficient service,
are now retired on pension. They served the town long and well, and are
now free to choose their own channels of life and duty. These veterans are:
Patrick Sexton
— Arthur Gibbons —
Patrick Curran — J. J.
McPadden
Income and outlay during the year
1937 were:
Receipts
Expenditures
Water Rates
$ 74,805.84
Maintenance
$ 39,321.75
Hydrant Rental
8,825.00
Services
2,551.66
Services
2,428.56
Construction
4,305.71
Construction
103.54
Bonds Retired
31,000.00
Turn-ons
124.00
Interest
5,176.25
Summons
225.80
Water Rate Refunds
11.56
All Other
409.16
Commissioners' Salarii
es 270.00
$ 82,636.93
Credit Balance
4,284.97
$ 86,921.90
$ 86,921.90
WILLIAM B. STANTIAL,
SIDNEY F. ADAMS,
GEORGE O. SHELDON,
Commissioners.
172 TOWN OP WAKEPIEIiD
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Water and Sewerage Board:
I respectfully submit the following report for the year ending
December 31, 1937:
WATER CONSTRUCTION
Mountain Avenue, from dead end westerly to new dead end Stoneham
line, 125 feet of 2" wrought iron pipe.
*Outlook Road, from dead end westerly to Strathmore Road, 342 feet
of 6" cast iron pipe.
* Strathmore Road, from dead end northerly to Outlook Road, 220 feet
of 6" cast iron pipe.
Pine Ridge Road, from dead end easterly to Morgan Avenue, 44 feet
of 6" cast iron pipe.
Morgan Avenue, from Overlook Road northerly to Pine Ridge Road,
262 feet of 6" cast iron pipe.
Overlook Road, from Nowell Road easterly to Morgan Avenue, 130
feet of 6" cast iron pipe.
In taking of Heywood- Wakefield Company yard, from Water Street
northerly to dead end, 275 feet of 6" cast iron pipe.
Howard Street, from dead end southerly to Flint Street, 243 feet
of 6" cast iron pipe.
Flint Street, from Main Street easterly to Howard Street, 250 feet
of 6" cast iron pipe.
Cutter Street, from North Avenue westerly to dead end, 254 feet of
2" wrought iron pipe.
Main Street, from Humphrey Street southerly to dead end, 218 feet
of 8" cast iron pipe.
Pine Street, from dead end opposite No. 39 northerly to Warren
Avenue, 188 feet of 6" cast iron pipe.
Warren Avenue, from Madison Avenue westerly to Greenwood Avenue,
244 feet of 8" cast iron pipe.
* WPA projects
REPORT OP WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD 173
WATER RECONSTRUCTION
Overlook Road, from Nowell Road westerly to opposite No. 9, 213 feet
of 6" cast iron pipe.
Salem Street, from 24 feet west of Montrose Avenue westerly, 192 feet
of 12" cast iron pipe.
Green Street, Stoneham, near standpipe, from 12" tee on standpipe
branch easterly, 54 feet of 12" cast iron pipe.
Warren Avenue, from Pine Street westerly to Madison Avenue, 186
feet of 8" cast iron pipe,
NEW HYDRANT
Strathmore Road, corner of Outlook Road, 5" Corey hydrant.
HYDRANTS BROKEN BY AUTOMOBILES
Pleasant Street, corner Eaton Street.
Columbia Road, corner Bancroft Avenue.
Nahant Street, opposite house of Bazley.
Main Street at entrance to Beebe Estate.
Meriam Street opposite No. 33.
RELOCATED HYDRANTS
Hydrant No. 160 on Overlook Road, above Ashland Street, moved 19
feet westerly, increased from 4" to 5" Corey.
Hydrant No. 292 on Main Street opposite Humphrey Street, to 81 feet
north of northerly side of Flint Street.
SERVICES
New services laid this year 37
Services relaid during the year 41
Number of feet of pipe laid on public land 768' - 6"
Number of feet of pipe laid on private land 1712'
Number of feet of pipe relaid on public land 1417' - 8"
Number of feet of pipe relaid on private land 1492' - 7"
Services relaid from main to street line on account of
street construction 27
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175
PUMPING RECORDS
1936
1937
1937
Crystal Lake
Driven Wells
January
19,060,000
7,740,000
11,579,800
February
19,675,000
8,550,000
9,027,600
March
22,015,000
11,810,000
8,100,375
April
20,220,000
12,515,000
7,178,100
May
22,720,000
13,815,000
7,819,800 '
June
23,740,000
14,970,000
7,043,850
July
25,875,000
17,785,000
7,274,175
August
24,925,000
23,165,000
2,304,075
September
22,080,000
24,690,000
October
21,300,000
23,780,000
November
19,590,000
22,060,000
December
19,323,275
21,335,000
260,523,275 gals.
202,215,000 gals.
60,327,775 gals.
Total pumped, 1936
Total pumped, 1937
Average daily consumption, 1936
Average daily consumption, 1937
Average daily per capita of estimated population, 1936
Average daily per capita of estimated population, 1937
260,523,275 Gallons
262,542,775 Gallons
711,812 Gallons
719,295 Gallons
41.8 Gallons
42.3 Gallons
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
The shop at the pumping station has been moved to larger quarters
in the unused section of the coal shed. The new quarters are much more
convenient and all the equipment is located on one floor, where, in the
past, it was in different locations, which was very inconvenient.
During the year, a concrete and brick pumping station was erected
at the driven wells on Sexton avenue, off Nahant street, through a WPA
project. At the time of writing this report, the large portion of the
equipment which was used in the temporary wooden building close by, has
been installed permanently in the new building.
A new Dodge car with pick-up body attached, has been purchased
during the year to replace a 1927 Ford.
A new rubber-oid roof has been installed on the south slope of the
coal shed.
Due to the change in grades and relocation of street lines, it was
necessary to relocate and lower the inlet pipe to the Stoneham Standpipe,
located on Green street in that town. It was also necessary to lower and
relocate the main pipe on Green street, Stoneham, for some distance.
The above mentioned pipe also serves as our mutual connection with
Stoneham and the Metropolitan Water Supply.
176 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
WATER SUPPLY
Crystal Lake, Wakefield's water supply, is, at the present time, 2.5"
below high, water mark. The water is quite turbid, due to excess rainfall
and a very rapid runofif. From December 10, 1936 to August 27, 1937, water
was pumped continually, day and night, from the driven wells supply on
Sexton avenue, off Nahant street. It has, at all times, met with the
complete approval of the State Department of Public Health.
FILTRATION PLANT
The filtration plant has, as usual, produced water of excellent quality
during the year. During the coming year, it will be necessary to replace
the sand, which has been removed in the process of cleaning for the last
few years.
Water mains laid in following streets
under wpa projects
Outlook Road
Strathmore Road
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMING YEAR
No. 1 Standpipe, located at Green street, Stoneham, must be painted
inside and outside. Also, the foundation walls need to be repointed and a
cement weather cap placed on top of same.
No. 2 Standpipe should be painted inside.
Both intake cages at Crystal Lake must be replaced this year.
LOW LEVEL SEWER SYSTEM
The low level sewer system and pumping station has, as in the past,
functioned properly. It has been necessary, during the year, to replace
both pump heads, due to their being worn through, thus causing leakage.
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
At a town meeting held June 16, 1937, the town voted to construct
sewers in the following streets:
Cordis Street
Main Street
Central Street
Also, they voted to construct a sewer ejector station on land owned
by the town between Main street and Lake Quannapowitt, opposite Central
street. This work has all been completed and the equipment has been
installed in the ejector station. The system is now in operation and is
functioning satisfactorily. The sewerage is discharged from the ejector
station into the gravity sewer on Main street at the intersection at Aborn
avenue.
REPORT OF WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD 177
The department would be very glad to show this ejector station to any
citizen who is interested in seeing it, as it is somewhat of a novel
installation in this vicinity.
At the same town meeting, the town voted to construct sewers in
Crystal Street, Greenwood Street, Myrtle Avenue, across private land
and also under the Boston & Maine Railroad track, to discharge the
sewerage Into the trunk sewer and a manhole left there for that
purpose when the trunk sewer was originally built. This work has also
been completed and is in operation.
Sewers have been constructed in the following streets on the vote of
the town:
Western avenue — 300 feet, westerly from Elm street.
Charles street — From Main street to Birch Hill avenue.
Birch Hill avenue — From Nahant street, 250 feet southerly.
This work has been all completed and is in working order.
SEWER MAINTENANCE
The entire system including the low level system has been inspected
twice during the year and thoroughly brushed and cleaned. The depart-
ment is experiencing considerable difficulty, due to elm and poplar roots
finding their way through the joints into the main sewer lines. These
roots grow very rapidly after entering the sewer and cause frequent
stoppages. When these stoppages occur, they must be relieved regardless
of the hour of the day or night.
Manhole covers and frames have been raised, lowered, or replaced as
necessary, to conform with new street grades. Also, new covers and
frames have been installed where old ones have been found to be faulty
or broken.
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Applications for house connections to date 1,882
Number of connections made 1,772
Number of connections made during year 43
Number of connections waiting
SUMMARY OP WATER STATISTICS
FOR THE YEAR 1937
WAKEFIELD WATER WORKS
Middlesex County
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Population 16,494 Area of town 4,568 acres
Date of Construction— 1883— by Wakefield Water Company.
Source of supply:
Crystal Lake.
Driven wells.
178 TOWN OF WAKEPIEUD
Mode of supply: Pumping through distribution system to standpipes.
Standpipe capacities:
No. 1 — Located on Green street, Stoneham— 565,485 gallons.
No. 2 — Located on Sidney street, Wakefield — 651,817 gallons.
Type of Purification:
Slow sand filters.
Chlorination.
Population :
regularly supplied within town - 16,374
regularly supplied outside town * 70
Total population supplied 16,444
Consumption :
Measured by Venturi Meter 262,542,775 gallons
Builder of Pumping Machinery:
High Lift Pump.
A. Knowles Steam Pump Company — one 10"xl9"xll"x27" duplex
compound condensing steam pump. Capacity 1.8 million gallons
per twenty-four hours.
HIGH LIFT PUMP No. 1
B. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated — one single stage centrifugal pump,
direct connected to 150 horse power, 550 volt, three phase slip ring
motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons for twenty-four hours.
HIGH LIFT PUMP No. 2
C. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated — one single stage centrifugal pump,
direct connected to 150 horse power, 550 volt, three phase slip
ring motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons for twenty-four hours.
LOW LIFT PUMP No. 1
D. Gould's Pimips, Incorporated — one single stage centrifugal pump
direct connected to 15 horse power, 550 volts, three phase slip ring
motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons for twenty-four hours.
LOW LIFT PUMP No. 2
E. Goulds' Pumps, Incorporated — one single stage centrifugal pump
direct connected to 15 horse power, 550 volts, three phase slip ring
motor, capacity 2.5 million gallons for twenty-four hours.
Total station capacity — 6.8 million gallons per day.
Purification statistics:
Installed: 1927.
REPORT OP WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD 179
Type of treatment:
Aeration.
Slow sand filters.
Capacity of filters: 2.5 million gallons per twenty-four hours.
Kind of chemical applied: Liquid chlorine applied to filtered water.
Distribution System:
Range in pressure in center of town, 80-90 pounds.
Kind of pipe:
Cast iron.
Wrought iron.
Cement-sheet iron.
Sizes: 2 inch to 20 inch.
Extended during the year — 3,640 feet.
Total feet now in use — 54.80 miles.
Number of hydrants added — 1.
Number of hydrants in use — 354.
Number of stop gates in use — 689.
Range of pressure on mains — 26 pounds to 115 pounds.
Total number of service taps — 3,922.
Number of service taps now in use — 3,722.
Percent of active services metered 99.4%.
In conclusion, I wish to extend my sincere thanks to each and every
member of the Department for co-operation in all emergencies during
the year.
I also extend my thanks to the heads and members of the various
town departments for their support and co-operation during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MORRISON MERRILL,
Superintendent.
180
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Town Treasurer
To the Citizens of Wakefield:
I herewith present my report for the fiscal year ending December 31,
1937:
TRUST FUNDS
The Trust Funds and available income balances now in my hands are
as follows:
Cornelius Sweetser Lecture Fund
Cornelius Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund
John Gould Aborn Library Fund
Cyrus G. Beebe Library Fund
Frederick Beebe Library Fund
Willard Donnell Library Fund
Reverend Thomas Albert Emerson Library Fund
Flint Memorial Library Fund
Merrill W. Gove Library Fund
Melvin J. Hill Library Fund
Dr. Francis P. Hurd Library Fund
Franklin Poole Library Fund
Mary H. Pratt Library Fund
Cyrus Wakefield Library Fund
Mary E. Aborn Park Fund
Nancy White Park Fund
Reverend Thomas Albert Emerson High School
P\ind
Nancy White Hurd School Fund
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund
Annie L. Cox Prize for Advancement in Design
Fund
Annie L. Cox Scholarship Fund for Italian Students
Mary Lizzie Smith Fund for care of old cannon on
Common
Gad and Clarissa Chandler Carter Burial Lot Fund
in Old Cemetery
Adams Coburn Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Ezra Eaton Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Carried forward
Principal
of Fund
$ 10,000.00
2,609.18
1,689.26
2,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
2,500.00
500.00
200.00
500.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
1,000.00
100.00
5,000.00
100.00
Income
Available
505.54
14.19
352.77
21.84
1,096.68
31.84
200.00
62.37
100.00
2.84
100.00
17.78
$ 35,098.44 $ 2,105.85
REPORT OP TOWN TREASURER
181
Brought forward
Reverend Thomas Albert Emerson Old Cemetery
Fund
Levi Flanders Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Flint Old Burial Ground Fund
Dr. John Hart Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Harry E. Haskell Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Oliver Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Stimpson Family Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Clarissa E. Swain Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Elizabeth Stout Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Cornelius Sweetser Burial Lot Fund in Old
Cemetery
John Sweetser Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
Rev. Horace Eaton Burial Lot Fund in Old
Cemetery
Jane K. Vinton Burial Lot Fund in Old Cemetery
James and Elizabeth Walton Burial Lot Fund in
Old Cemetery
The income from the following funds is for care of
lots in Forest Glade Cemetery:
Martha D. Wilson Fund
Reverend John M. Currie Fund
J. Walter Curley Fund
Sarah Burbank Fund
George M. Kelley Fund
P. M. Wilkinson Fund
Francis G. Robie Fund
Sylvester Burditt Fund
Isaiah Blake Fund
Lottie A. Lefave Fund
Michael Hennessey Fund
Joseph F. McNeil Fund
Mary B. Staples Fund
Joseph O. Surrette Fund
Fannie Doucette Fund
Mary Harwood Fund
Ellen Scott Fund
Masonic Lot Fund
George H. Collins Fund
Celia Moore Fund
Susan A. Champagne Fund
Eliza J. Church Fund
Principal
Income
of Fund
Available
$ 35,098.44
$ 2,105.85
1,000.00
72.51
100.00
5.14
2,000.00
111.69
200.00
39.60
100.00
3.13
50.00
1.70
200.00
34.83
500.00
126.56
300.00
16.84
1,000.00
98.67
200.00
19.23
25.00
50.00
13.28
100.00
2.81
$ 200.00
$ 7.62
50.00
2.79
50.00
1.72
100.00
20.78
25.00
1.80
50.00
2.35
25.00
2.49
50.00
4.99
10.00
1.11
10.00
1.11
10.00
1.11
50.00
1.72
50.00
1.72
10.00
1.11
10.00
1.11
10.00
.99
50.00
5.12
100.00
3.95
50.00
2.65
10.00
.90
50.00
1.65
50.00
4.65
Carried forward
$ 41,943.44 $ 2,725.28
182
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Brought forward
Patrick Grimes Fund
E. E. Burns Fund
Jane A. Gaston Fund
Catherine North Fund
Marjorie Smith Fund
John Meuse Fund
Daniel Cotreau Fund
John McCarthy Fund
D. J. Dougherty Fund
Georgianna Patten Fund
Clara Sheperson Fund
P. J. McArdle
George A. Brown Fund
Mary J. Giles Fund
William H. Burnham Fund
Mary Derby Fund
Eber Holmes Fund
Kathryn Thurston Fund
Charles McLellan Fund
Susie Callahan Fund
William E. Robinson Fund
Catherine Gates Fund
John McCarriston Fund
Mary Cook Fund
Mary G. Seabury Fund
Catherine Hyatt Fund
Benjamin D. Foss Fund
Jonathan N. McMaster Fund
Maria Short Fund
Lawton G. Holmes Fund
Nelson Bishop Fimd
Mary C. Gould Fund
Mary Marinelli Fund
Arthur S. Hill Fund
Annie Oldfleld Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. White Fund
Maud Doucette Fund
Georgianna Bailey Fund
James W. Pitman Fund
Hannah Sullivan Fund
Edmund R. Inglis Fund
Iva G. Mohla Fund
Carried forward
Principal
Income
of Fund
Available
$ 41,943.44
$ 2,725.28
20.00
1.79
10.00
.85
20.00
1.74
50.00
4.38
50.00
4.38
10.00
.85
20.00
1.74
50.00
4.12
10.00
.80
50.00
3.98
10.00
.78
10.00
.78
50.00
3.58
25.00
1.79
10.00
.70
50.00
3.45
50.00
3.18
20.00
1.20
50.00
3.05
50.00
2.93
50.00
2.80
10.00
.55
50.00
2.67
10.00
.53
50.00
2.67
50.00
2.67
50.00
2.54
50.00
2.40
25.00
1.20
20.00
.90
10.00
.45
50.00
2.02
25.00
1.01
50.00
1.90
50.00
1.90
50.00
1.90
20.00
.70
20.00
.70
20.00
.65
50.00
1.63
50.00
1.50
20.00
.60
$ 43,338.44
$ 2,805.24
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
183
Brought forward
Leander Muse Fund
William Spreadbury Fund
Edith A. Cahoon Fund
James Doyle Fund
Richard Whittington Fund
Joseph Nutile Fund
O. E. Thomas and Mrs. Myrtle Mortimer Fund
Margaret Galvin Fund
E. Walter and Roland R. Packard Fund
Franklin M. Cummings Fund
George G. Rogers Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John Talbot Fund
Salvatore Cavalier Fund
John Sorrentino Fund
William J. Henry Fund
Harvey D. Cann Fund
William Cotter Fund
Owen McKenney Fund
Henry J. Lamker Fund
James P. McClue Fund
Gertrude E. Colson Fund
George E. Blair Fund
James Thornton Fund
George L. Doherty Fund
Peter Froten Fund
Fred Ghibellini Fund
Margaret Ward Fund
Prank P. Martin Fund
James Cameron Fund
Lillian V. Waite Fund
Leo Bourdon Fund
William H. Peters Fund
Sarah W. Bent Fund
Ida Smith Fund
George E. Smith Fund
Daniel Guitard Fund
Harry Dalton Fund
George Leonard Fund
Robert McArthur Fund
Charles M. Tyler Fund
Lavina J. T. Towle Fund
William E. Muse Fund
Principal
Income
of Fund
Available
$ 43,338.44
$ 2,805.24
50.00
1.38
20.00
.55
10.00
.28
10.00
.28
10.00
.28
50.00
1.38
50.00
1.38
25.00
.63
50.00
1.25
10.00
.25
20.00
.45
50.00
1.13
50.00
1.13
50.00
1.13
20.00
.45
50.00
1.13
20.00
.45
50.00
1.00
50.00
1.00
50.00
1.00
50.00
.88
50.00
.88
50.00
.88
10.00
.18
20.00
.30
20.00
.30
50.00
.75
50.00
.75
20.00
.25
10,00
.13
20.00
.25
50.00
.50
50.00
.50
50.00
.50
50.00
.50
10.00
.10
20.00
.15
25.00
.19
10.00
.08
50.00
.38
10.00
.08
10.00
.08
Carried forward
$ 44,718.44 $ 2,830.38
184 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Brought forward
Annie Haladay Fund
Edith A. Cahoon Fund
Catherine F. Goggins
Percy H. Callbeck Fund
James Rogers Fund
Patrick O'Keefe Fund
John P. Brewer Fund
Carl H. Hoyt Fund
Peter Dididin Fund
Herbert W. Murkland Fund
William D. Fox Fund
Grace M. Eaton Fund
Sally White Fund
Helen L. Bassill Fund
Francis J. McTague Fund
Linwood L. Ramsdell Fund
Angelo DeFeo Fund
Elizabeth Walsh Fund
John Roulston Fund
Gladys Doucette Fund
William Malonson Fund
Edward H. Green Fund
Harry J. McTague Fund
Rose Rathe Fund
Frank H. Baker and George O. Morrill Fund
Urben J. Smith Fund
Evelyn Brown Fund
John MacLaren Fund
Frances Palmerino Fund
Alice Warren Fund
Elnilie LeBlanc Fund
The above trust funds are invested as follows;
Principal
Income
of Fund
Available
$ 44,718.44
$ 2,830.38
10.00
.05
50.00
.25
10.00
.05
50.00
.25
50.00
.25
50.00
.25
50.00
.25
50.00
.13
10.00
.03
50.00
.13
10.00
.03
50.00
10.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
10.00
10.00
25.00
25.00
50.00
20.00
10.00
50.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
$ 45,748.44 $ 2,832.05
Wakefield Savings Bank $ 25,795.66
Blackstone Savings Bank 617.78
Caftibridge Savings Bank 5,982.85
Maiden Savings Bank 8,000.00
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank 5,684.20
Melrose Savings Bank 2,500.00
$ 48,580.49
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER 185
LOAN ACCOUNT
The following sums have been borrowed on Temporary Notes in
anticipation of revenue during the year:
$150,000.00 at .789 per cent discount
75,000.00 at .75 per cent discount
75,000.00 at .66 per cent discount
150,000.00 at .349 per cent discount
$450,000.00
Of this amount $150,000.00 has been paid leaving a balance due in 1938
of $300,000.00 in anticipation of revenue.
PERMANENT DEBT
Permanent Debt January 1, 1937 $628,500.00
New Issue of Street Bonds 20,000.00
New Issue of Sewer Bonds 46,000.00
$694,500.00
Paid during 1937 123,500.00
$571,000.00
The permanent debt has decreased $57,500.00 during the year 1937.
MATURITIES OF TOWN DEBT
Maturing in 1938 $118,000.00
1939 110,000.00
1940 88,500.00
1941 73,500.00
1942 58,000.00
1943 - 41,000.00
1944 25,500.00
1945 18,500.00
1946 16,500.00
1947 16,500.00
1948 2,000.00
1949 2,000.00
1950 1,000.00
$571,000.00
The debt is chargeable to the following:
Water Department $117,000.00
Light Department 59,000.00
Metropolitan Sewer 30,000.00
Local Sewers 131,000.00
School Buildings 214,000.00
Streets 20,000.00
$571,000.00
186
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
CASH ACCOUNT
Dr. Arthur H. Boardman, Treasurer
To Balance from last report, cash $309,458.35
Borrowed on Temporary Notes 450,000.00
Board of Appeal, receipts 20.00
Building Inspector's, receipts 239.50
Cemetery receipts 2,605.00
Collector of Taxes, receipts:
Advertising Costs
Committed Interest
Costs
Excise Taxes
Moth Assessments
Old Age Assistance
Sidewalks
Tax Certifications
Taxes and Interest
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Aid to Independent Industrial School
Burial of Indigent Soldiers and Sailors
Contagious Diseases
Corporation Tax, Business
Corporation Tax, Part under Chapter 108, Acts 1937
Corporation Tax, Public Service
Department of Public Works, Division of Highways
Director of Standards, Hawkers and Pedlers Licenses
Income Tax
Income Tax, Educational Measure
Income Tax, State Valuation Measure
Income Tax, Section 4, Chapter 362, Acts 1936
Military Aid
Old Age Assistance
Public Health, Subsidies to Towns and Cities
Reimbursement on Boulevard Maintenance
Support of Indigent Persons
State Aid
Temporary Aid
Tuition of Children
Veterans' Exemption
Court Fines
Health Department, receipts
Highway Department, receipts
266.55
2,495.94
1,740.80
26,049.78
1,789.32
16.00
7,902.25
41.00
746,378.72
1,286.87
100.00
192.98
150.55
10,115.43
129.23
14,451.05
66.00
36,680.75
11,092.30
15,272.23
4,898.13
481.50
21,648.43
942.14
36.47
3.00
1,210.00
3,004.48
1,661.38
153.86
1,527.15
299.00
262.96
Carried forward
$1,674,669.10
REPORT OP TOWN TREASURER 187
In Account with Town of Wakefield Cr.
By cash paid, Discount on Temporary Notes $ 1,927.92
cash paid, Selectmen's Warrants 2,000,723.69
cash credit, Offset State Credits 46,255.94
$2,048,907.55
Cash in Treasury 222,452,17
$2,271,359.72
Carried forward $2,271,359.72
188 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Dr. Arthur H. Boardman, Treasurer
Brought forward $1,674,669.10
Insurance received for damage to Highway Department 8.42
Insurance received for fire at High School 17.11
Insurance received for damage to car and fence 36.00
Insurance received for damage to water hydrant 200.00
Insurance received for damage to Water Department 81.16
Library, receipts 844.65
Middlesex County:
Division of Highways 8,961.81
Dog Tax, 1936 1,516.21
For damage done by dogs 106.50
Joseph McElroy, Master at Cambridge, fines 35.00
Charles H. Richardson, Master at Billerica, fines 35.00
Municipal Light Plant, receipts 313,321.73
Moth Department, receipts 52.10
Fire Department, receipts 69.00
Police Department, receipts 43.50
Public Welfare Department, receipts 1,507.64
Town Infirmary 1,034.81
Old Age Assistance 708.24
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aiding mothers 3,659.40
Redemption Tax Title Deeds 29,822.35
Redemption Tax Title Deeds, interest 3,984.20
Refunds :
Board of Assessors 1.83
Compensation Account 81.00
Health Department 5.00
Highway Department, Gasoline Tax 383.03
Land Damage, Salem Street 20.00
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, cash advanced 50.00
Military Aid 15.00
School Department, cash advanced 50.00
Sewer Department . 1.75
Soldier's Relief 139.39
Treasurer's Account, from Land Court 166.00
Treasurer's Account, Land Court costs collected 51.75
Water Department 1.62
Water Department, cash advanced 25.00
Water Department, Maintenance 2.72
Welfare Department 394.24
Welfare Department, Old Age Assistance 442.95
Welfare Department, Willard Donnell Fund 32.25
Carried forward $2,042,577.46
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER 189
In Account with Town of Wakefield Cr.
Brought forward $2,271,359.72
Carried forward $2,271,359.72
190 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Dr. Arthur H. Boardman, Treasurer
Brought forward $2,042,577.46
Welfare Department, Automobile Insurance .78
WPA 35.63
Sale of Street 1%% Bonds 20,000.00
Sale of Sewer 1%% Bonds 46,000.00
Premium received on the above bonds 71.94
Interest received on the above bonds 67.38
School Department, receipts 19,915.37
Sealer of Weights and Measures, receipts 138.50
Selectmen's receipts:
Rent of Factory Field 25.00
Various Licenses 4,991.33
Sale of Hay 36.00
Sale of Old Montrose School Lot 275.00
Sale of Land on Montrose Avenue 275.00
Miscellaneous receipts 7.00
Sewer Department, Receipts 8,808.33
Sewer Department, connections deposits 2,997.69
Sewer Department, Maintenance 11.46
Surplus War Bonus Funds, interest on deposit 231.28
Tax Title Redemption, Individual 107.74
Tax Title Redemption, Fee for Issuing Certificate 1.00
Town Clerk, receipts, dog licenses 2,025.00
Town Hall, receipts 280.60
Trust Funds, receipts 1,125.81
United States Grant, Mothers' Aid 900.01
United States Grant, Aid to Dependent Children 1,387.94
United States Grant, Old Age Assistance 27,661.81
United States Grant, Cost of Administration 1,119.19
Wakefield Trust Company:
Income of Willard Donnell Trust for use of the
Welfare Department 305.52
For the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Seventy-five
percent of the income from Junius Beebe Trust 740.45
Marcus Beebe Trust 878.41
Decius Beebe Trust 445.69
Ninety percent of the income from
Frederick Beebe Trust 346.69
Alice Beebe Carpenter Trust 237.07
Charles S. Beebe Trust 44.08
George O. Carpenter Trust 43,93
Eleanor H. Beebe Trust 195.31
Carried forward $2,184,311.40
REPORT OP TOWN TREASURER 191
In Account with Town of Wakefield Cr.
Brought forward $2,271,359.72
Carried forward $2,271,359.72
192 TOWN OF WAKEPIEUD
Dr. Arthur H. Boardman, Treasurer
Brought forward $2,184,311.40
Sylenda B. Stearns Trust 72.96
Katherine E. Beebe Trust 111.47
John H. Beebe Trust 84.55
Junius Oliver Beebe Trust 133.13
Water Department, receipts 86,409.20
Water Department, Maintenance 133.47
Water Department, Construction 103.54
$2,271,359.72
$2,271,359.72
REPORT OP TOWN TREASURER 193
In Account with Town of Wakefield Cr.
Brought forward $2,271,359.72
$2,271,359.72
194 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
TAX LIEN FORECLOSURES
During the year 1937 the town presented eight tax lien petitions to the
Land Court for foreclosure. One has been redeemed, the town receiving
in taxes and interest $1,187.74. On one arrangements have been made to
redeem. Under four tax titles the town acquired title to three lots of
vacant land and one lot with a building on it. One of the vacant lots
the town has sold for $275.00. Two cases are still pending in the Land
Court.
FINAL STATEMENT
During the year 1938, the following time loans will fall due and are
to be included in the tax levy of 1938.
High School $ 22,500.00
Montrose School 14,000.00
Woodville School 2,500.00
Greenwood School 9,500.00
Franklin School 8,000.00
Metropolitan Sewer 10,000.00
Extension of Sewer 19,500.00
Street 2,000.00
$ 88,000.00
Water Loans (included in Water Department
appropriation) 20,000.00
Light Plant (paid from receipts of plant) 10,000.00
$118,000.00
There also will be required the following amounts to meet the interest
payments :
High School $ 4,125.00
Montrose School 1,135.00
Woodville School 168.75
Franklin School 640.00
Greenwood School 2,220.63
Metropolitan Sewer 1,050.00
Extension of Sewer 4,136.88
Street 332.50
Temporary Loans (estimated) 3,191.24
$ 17,000.00
Water Loans (included in Water Department
appropriation) 4,263.75
REPORT OP TOWN TREASURER 195
Light Plant (paid from receipts of plant) 2,330.63
$ 23,594.38
The borrowing capacity of the town, on temporary notes in anticipation
of 1937 revenue, was $805,093.64, as determined by the State Director of
Accounts. Of this amount the town borrowed the sum of $450,000.00 and
of this latter amount $150,000.00 has been paid, leaving $300,000.00 to be
paid in 1938.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR H. BOARDMAN,
Treasurer.
196 TOWN OP WAKEPIEUD
Twenty-Third Annual Report
of the
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
For the year ending December 31, 1937
RECEIPTS FOR 1937
Prom Taxes — Current Year
Real Estate $458,059.69
Personal 26,504.05
Poll 7,296.00
$491,859.74
Taxes — Prior Years
Real Estate 229,532.40
Personal 8,522.39
Poll 1,590.00
$239,644.79
Old Age Assistance 16.00
Tax Title Redemptions $ 29,930.09
Tax Title Possessions sold 275.00
$ 30,205.09
Prom Special Assessments
Moth Extermination $ 1,789.32
Sewers Unapportioned 1,397.57
Sewers Apportioned 6,969.53
Sewers paid in full 469.15
Betterments Unapportioned 4,627.60
Betterments Apportioned 3,075.75
Betterments paid in full 170.98
$ 18,499.90
Prom Motor Vehicle Excise 28,371.01
Prom Licenses and Permits
Liquor $ 4,000.00
Motor Vehicle Dealers 225.00
Victuallers 135.00
' FUND ACCOUNT
,= ,.;s Hi »i;-
SHS
TRUST FUND ACCOUNT
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1937
Funds Set Up in 1937
Interest for 1937
Interest Transferred to Library
Interest Transferred to Park Department
Payments 1937
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1937
$ 46,717.43
1,580.00
1,408.87
$ 341.70
90.68
693.43
48,580.49
$ 49,706.30 $ 49,706.30
Trust Funds
NAME OP FUND Jan. 1, 1937
Cornelius Sweetser Lecture Fund $ 10,000.00
Cornelius Sweetser Lecture Guarantee Fund ^ 552.00
Cyrus G. Beebe Library Fund 2,000.00
Frederic Beebe Library Fund 1,000.00
Willard Donnell Library Fund 500.00
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Library Fund 500.00
Flint Memorial Library Fnind 1,000.00
John Gould Aborn Library Fund 1,689.26
Merrill W. Gove Library Fund 500.00
Melvin J. Hill Library Fund 500.00
Dr. Francis P. Hurd Library Fund 2,500.00
Franklin Poole Library Fund 500.00
Mary H, Pratt Library Fund 200.00
Cyrus Wakefield Library Pnind 500.00
Mary E. Aborn Park Fund 2,000.00
Mary Lizzie Smith Fund 100.00
Nancy White Park Fund 1,000.00
Annie L. Cox Fund 100.00
Annie L. Cox Scholarship Fund 5,000.00
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson High School Pimd 1,000.00
Nancy White Hurd School Fund 499.11
Jonathan Nichols Temperance Fund 1,000.00
Gad and Clarissa C. Carter Cemetery Fund 200.00
Adams Coburn Burial Lot Fund 100.00
Ezra Eaton Cemetery Lot Fund 100.00
Rev. Thomas A. Emerson Old Cemetery Fund 1,000.00
Levi Flanders Cemetery Fund 100.00
Flint Old Burial Ground Fund 2,000.00
Dr. John Hart Cemetery Fund 200.00
Harry E. Haskell Cemetery Fund 100.00
Oliver Burial Lot Fund 50.00
Stimpson Family Cemetery Fund 200.00
Elizabeth Stout Cemetery Fund 300.00
Rev. Horace Eaton Cemetery Fund
Clarissa E. Swain Cemetery Fund
Cornelius Sweetser Cemetery Fund
John Sweetser Cemetery Fund
Jane K. Vinton Cemetery Fund
James and Eliza Walton Cemetery Fund
Perpetual Care Funds— Forest Glade Cemetery
Georgianna Bailey
Frank H. Baker and George O. Morrill
Helen L. Bassill
Sarah W. Bent
Nelson Bishop
George E. Blair
Isaiah Blake
Leo Bourdon
John P. Brewer
Evelyn Brown
George A. Brown
Sarah Burbank
Sylvester Burdett. *
William H. Burnham
E. E, Burns
Edith A. Cahoon
Susie Callahan
Percy H. Callbeck
James Cameron
Harvey D. Cann
Salvatore Cavalier
Susan A. Champagne
Eliza J. Church
George H. Collins
Gertrude E. Colson
ANALYSIS
New
Funds Set
up in 1937
500.00
1,000.00
200.00
50.00
100.00
20.00
10.00
50.00
lO.OU
50.00
100.00
50.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
50.00
Accumulated
Interest
Jan. 1, 1937
$
$ 1,980.65
50.00
50.00
50.00
20.00
50.00
10.00
50.00
20.00
27.99
18.27
917.93
461.37
313.09
65.35
1.77
18.80
109.00
5.95
121.76
44.23
3.02
2.14
37.65
20.18
120.81
91.68
17.67
13.37
3.68
.10
.15
.81
2.02
114.31
3.38
.40
.55
1.38
Interest
for 1937
302.25
76.53
60.45
30.23
15.11
15.11
30.23
51.05
12.58
15.11
75.56
15.11
6.05
15.11
60.45
3.85
30.23
3.57
178.75
44.17
15.08
39.68
8.02
3.07
2.98
33.51
3.19
64.11
7.37
3.11
1.56
7.18
9.66
18.75
32.99
6.56
1.91
3.13
.60
Total
Interest
$ 302.25
2,057.18
60.45
30.23
15.11
15.11
30.23
51.05
12.58
15.11
75.56
15.11
6.05
15.11
60.45
31.84
30,23
21.84
1,096.68
505.54
15.08
352.77
73.37
4.84
21.78
142.51
9.14
185.87
51.60
6.13
3.70
44.83
29.84
139.56
124.67
24.23
15.28
6.81
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
3.05
3.05
3.05
.50
.50
.30
.45
.88
.88
.30
1.11
.25
.25
.25
.25
1.56
3.58
6.47
120.78
1.61
4.99
.30
.70
.30
.85
.53
.53
1.55
2.93
.25
.25
.25
.25
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.60
4.65
1.60
4.65
1.60
4.65
60.45
30.23
15.11
15.11
30.23
51.05
12.58
15.11
75.56
15.11
6.05
15.11
60.45
30.23
Payments or Fund &
Transfers Interest
1937 Dec. 31, 1937
$ 302.25 $ 10,000.00
2,609.18
2,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
1,689.26
500.00
500.00
2,.5O0.00
500.00
200.00
500.00
2,000.00
131.84
1.000.00
121.84
6,096.68
1,505.54
514.19
1,352.77
262.37
102,84
117.78
1,072,51
105.14
2,111.69
239.60
103.13
51.70
23483
316.84
25.00
626.56
1,098.67
219.23
63.28
102.81
11.00
2.00
4.00
70.00
4.00
74.18
12.00
3.00
2.00
10.00
13.00
13.00
26.00
5.00
2.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
20.70
50.00
50.00
50.50
10.45
50.88
11.11
20.25
50.25
10.00
53.58
120.78
54.99
10.70
10.85
60.53
52.93
50.25
20,25
51.13
51.13
51.65
54.65
52.65
50.88
Gertrude E. Colson
Mary Cook
Daniel Cotreau
William Cotter
Franklin M. Cummings
J. Walter Curley
Rev. John M. Currie
Harry Dalton
Angelo DeFeo
Mary Derby
Peter Dididin
D. J. Doherty
George L. Doherty
Fannie Doucette
Gladys Doucette
Maud Doucette
James Doyle
Grace M. Eaton
Benjamin D. Foss
William D. Pox
Peter Fi-otten
Margaret Galvin
Jane A. Gaston
Katherine Gates
Fred Ghibellini
Mary J. Giles
Catherine P. Gogglns
Mary C. Gould
Edward H. Green
Patrick Grimes
Daniel Guitard
Aimie Halliday
Mary Harwood
Michael Hennessey
William J. Henry
Arthur S. Hill
Eber Holmes
Lawton G. Holmes
Carl H. Hoyt
Catherine Hyatt
Edmund R. Inglis
George M. Kelley
Henry J. Lamker
Emelie LeBlanc
Lottie A. Lafave
George Leonard
William Malonson
Mary Marinelli
Frank P. Martin
Masonic Lodge
P. J. McArdle
Robert McArthur
John McCarriston
John McCarthy
James P. McClue
Owen McKenney
John MacLaren
Charles McLellan
Jonathan N. McMaster
Joseph F. McNeil
Francis J. McTague
Harry J. McTague
John Meuse
Iva G. Mohla
Celia Moore
Herbert W. Murkland
Leander Muse
William E. Meuse
Catherine North
Joseph Nutile
Annie Oldfield
Patrick O'Keefe
E. Walter and Roland R. Packard
Frances Palmerino
Georgianna Patten
William H. Peters
James W. Pitman
Linwood L. Ramsdell
Rose Rathe
Francis C. Robie
William E. Robinson
George G. Rogers
James Rogers
John Roulston
50.00
.88
.88
50.88
10.00
.23
.30
.53
10.53
20.00
1.10
.64
1.74
21.74
20.00
.45
.45
20.45
10.00
.25
.25
10.25
50.00
3.12
1.60
4.72
3.00
51.72
50.00
3.19
1.60
4.79
2.00
52,79
20.00
.15
.15
20.15
50.00
50.00
50.00
1.90
1.55
3.45
53.45
10.00
.03
.03
10.03
10.00
.50
.30
.80
10.80
10.00
.18
.18
10.18
10.00
50.00
.81
.30
1.11
11.11
50.00
20.00
.10
.60
.70
20.70
10.00
50.00
.28
.28
10.28
50.00
50.00
1.00
1.54
2.54
52.54
10.00
.03
.03
10.03
20.00
.30
.30
20.30
25.00
.63
.63
25.63
20.00
1.10
.64
1.74
21.74
10.00
.25
.30
.55
10.55
20.00
.30
.30
20.30
25.00
1.01
.78
1.79
26.79
10.00
.05
.05
10.05
50.00
10.00
.50
1.52
2.02
52.02
lO.OO
20.00
1.15
.64
1.79
21.79
10.00
.10
.10
10.10
10.00
.05
.05
10.05
lO.OO
.69
.30
. .99
10.99
10.00
.81
.30
1.11
11.11
20.00
.45
.45
20.45
50.00
.38
1.52
1.90
51.90
50.00
1.63
1.55
3.18
53.18
20.00
.30
.60
.90
20.90
50.00
.13
.13
50.13
50.00
1.13
1.54
2.67
52.67
50.00
1.50
1.50
51.50
25.00
2.97
.83
3.80
2.00
26.80
50.00
10.00
1.00
1.00
51.00
10.00
10.00
.81
.30
1.11
11.11
25.00
.19
.19
25.19
. 10.00
10.00
25.00
.25
.76
1.01
26.01
50.00
.75
.75
50.75
100.00
6.74
3.21
9.95
6.00
103.95
10.00
.48
.30
.78
10.78
10.00
.08
.08
10.08
50.00
1.13
1.54
2.67
52.67
50.00
2.54
1.58
4.12
54.12
50.00
1.00
1.00
51.00
50.00
50.00
1.00
1.00
51.00
50.00
50.00
1.50
1.55
3.05
53.05
56.00
.88
1.52
2.40
52.40
M.OO
50.00
25.00
3.12
1.60
4.72
3.00
51.72
50.00
25.00
10.00
.55
.30
.85
10.85
20.00
.60
.60
20.60
10.00
.60
.30
.90
10.90
50.00
.13
.13
50.13
50.00
1:38
1.38
51.38
10.00
.08
.08
10.08
50.00
2.80
1.58
4.38
54.38
50.00
1.38
1.38
51.38
50.00
.38
1.52
1.90
51.90
50.00
.25
.25
50.25
50.00
1.25
1.25
51.25
10.00
10.00
50.00
2.40
1.58
3.98
53.98
50.00
.50
.50
50.50
20.00
50.00
25.00
.05
.60
.65
20.65
50.00
25.00
25.00
1.69
.80
2.49
27.49
50.00
1.25
1.55
2.80
52.80
20.00
.45
.45
20.45
50.00
.25
.25
50.25
50.00
50.00
John Roulston
Ellen Scott
Mary G. Seabury
John Serrentino
Clara Sheperson
Maria Short
George E. Smith
Ida Smith
Marjorie Smith
Urben J. Smith
William Spreadbury
Mary B. Staples
Hannah Sullivan
Joseph O. Surrette
Mr. and Mrs. John Talbot
O. E. Thomas and Myrtle Mortimer
James Thornton
Kathryn Thurston
Lavinia J. T. Towle
Charles M. Tyler
LilUan V. Waite
Elizabeth Walsh
Margaret Ward
Alice Warren
Sally White
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. White
Richard Whitington
P. M. Wilkinson
Martha D. Wilson
50.00
50.00
3.51
1.61
5.12
50.00
1.13
1.54
2.67
50.00
1.13
1.13
10.00
.48
.30
.78
25.00
.44
.76
1.20
50.00
.50
.50
50.00
.50
.50
50.00
20.00
2.80
1.58
4.38
20.00
.55
.55
50.00
3.12
1.60
4.72
50.00
.13
1.50
1.63
10.00
.81
.30
1.11
50.00
1.13
1.13
50.00
1.38
1.38
50.00
.88
.88
20.00
.60
.60
1.20
10.00
.08
.08
50.00
.38
.38
10.00
.13
.13
50.00
50.00
.75
.75
10.00
10.00
50.00
50.00
200.00
10.00
.38
5.68
8.33
1.52
1.90
.28
.28
1.67
7.35
6.29
14.62
3.00
5.00
7.00
50.00
55.12
52.67
51.13
10.78
26.20
50.50
50.50
54.38
20.00
20.55
51.72
51.63
11.11
51.13
51.38
50.88
21.20
10.08
50.38
10.13
50.00
50.75
10.00
10.00
51.90
10.28
52.35
207.62
I 41,980.37 $ 1,710.00 $ 4,607.06 $ 1,408.87 $ 6,015.93 $ 1,125.81 $ 48,580.49
1937 Indebtedness Account
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Borrowed 1937
Payments 1937
Outstanding December 31, 1937
RECAPITULATION
Sewers
Schools
Water
Light
Street
$628,500.00
66,000.00
$694,500.00
123,500.00
$571,000.00
$161,000.00
214,000.00
117,000.00
59,000.00
20,000.00
$571,000.00
INDEBTEDNESS ACCOUNT, DUE 1938 TO 1950 INCLUSIVE
Loans
Outstanding Due Due Due
Dec. 31,1937 1938 1939 1940
Sewer Loan $ 30,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $10,000
Sewer Loan 12,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Sewer Loan 13,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Sewer Loan 32,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Sewer Loan 28,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Sewer Loan, 1937 46,000 5,500 4,500 4,500
Montrose School Loan 11,000 6,000 5,000
Montrose School Loan 20,000 8,000 8,000 4,000
High School Loan 30,000 7,500 7,500 7,500
High School Loan 50,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
High School Loan 25,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Woodville School Loan 5,000 2,500 2,500
Greenwood School Loan 57,000 9,500 9,500 9,500
Franklin School Loan 16,000 8,000 8,000
Street Loan, 1937 20,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Water Loan 6,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Water Loan 2,000 1,000 1,000
Water Loan 7,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Water Loan 80,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Water Loan 16,000 3,000 3,000 2,000
Water Loan 6,000 6,000
Light Department Loan 3,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Light Department Loan 10,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Light Department Loan 15,000 2,500 2,500 2,500
Light Department Loan 9,000 1,500 1,500 1,500
Light Department Loan 14,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Light Department Loan 8,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Due
1941
1.000
1,000
8,000
4,000
4,500
7,500
10,000
5,000
9,500
2,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
2,000
2,000
2,500
1,500
2,000
1,000
Due
1942
Due
1943
Due
1944
Due
1945
Due
1946
Due
1947
Due
1948
Due
1949
Due
1950
1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $ 1,000 $1,000 $1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 $1,000
4,000
4,500
10,000
5,000
9,500
2,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
2,000
2,000
2,500
1,500
2,000
1,000
4,000
4,500
4,000
4,500
4,500
4,500
4,500
9,500
2,000
1,000
1,000
8,000
2,000
2,500
1,500
2,000
1,000
2,000
1,000
8,000
1,000
2,000
8,000
1,000
2,000 2,000
8,000
8,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
$571,000 $118,000 $110,000 $88,500 $73,500 $58,000 $41,000 $25,500 $18,500 $16,500 . $16,500 $2,000 $2,000 $1,000
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 197
Sunday 150.00
Pedlars 102.00
Second Hand Dealers 30.00
Junk 30.00
Signs and Awnings 21.00
Pool and Billiards 20.00
Dances 74,00
Inn Holders 15.00
Taxi 16.00
Circus 15.00
Auctioneer 16.00
Gasoline 3.00
Druggist 3.00
Christmas Trees 3.00
$ 4,858.00
.Prom Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines $ 1,527.15
Other Fines 70.00
$ 1,597.15
Departmental Revenue
Fi'om Treasurer
Sale of Montrose School Lot $ 275.00
Rent of Foreclosed Property 158.33
$ 433.33
From Collector
Fees $ 1,740.80
Costs 266.55
Certifications 42.00
$ 2,049.35
From Town Clerk
Dog Licenses 2,025.00
Board of Appeal — Fees 20.00
Town Hall Rentals $ 280.60
Sale of Scenery 5 Oo
$ 285.60
Police Department
Revolver Permits 43 50
Fire Department
Rent of Greenwood Hose Hall $ 42.25
Sale of Materials 26.75
$ 69.00
198 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Moth Department — Sale of Materials 52.10
Inspector of Buildings — Permit Fees 239.50
Sealer of Weights and Measures — Fees 138.50
Health Department
Contagious Diseases $ 243.98
Tuberculosis 942.14
Milk and Food Inspector 111.50
Plumbing Permits 85.00
All Other Permits 16.00
$ 1,398.62
Highway Department
Sale of Materials $ 256.96
Damage to Cars and Fence 44.42
Rent of Roller 6.00
$ 307.38
Welfare Department
Reimbursement other Cities and Towns:
Temporary Aid $ 63.41
Outside Relief 1,268.76
Old Age Assistance 837.83
$ 2,170.00
Soldiers Relief Account 3.88
Infirmary
Sale of Produce $ 206.24
Board 702.00
Sale of Hay 162.57
$ 1,070.81
School Department
Tuition Town of Lynnfield $ 18,734.29
Other Tuition 513.73
Sale of Text Books and Supplies 358.75
Sale of Material 71.15
Rental of Halls 70.00
All Other Receipts 186.56
$ 19,934.48
Library — Fines, etc. 844.65
Cemetery Department
Sale of Lots and Graves 2,605.00
Public Service Enterprises
Light Department
Sale of Electricity $209,677.06
Sale of Gas 101,158.43
Miscellaneous 2,486.24
$313,321.73
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
199
Water and Sewer Departments
Water Rates
Water Services and Maintenance
Water Construction
Water Turn-ons
Water Summons
Damage to Hydrants
Sewer Maintenance
Sewer Connection Deposits
Prom Interest
Deferred Taxes
Deferred Special Assessments
War Bonus Fund
Tax Title Redemptions
Foreclosed Property including costs
Trust Funds
Library
Cemetery (General Care)
Sweetser Lecture
Park Department
Willard Donnell Trust (Welfare)
From Loans
Temporary Loans — Anticipation of Revenue
Bonds Issued — Sewer Construction
Bonds Issued — Highway Construction
Premium on Bonds
Accrued Interest on Bonds
From Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Corporation Tax
Income Tax
Soldiers' Exemptions
Aid to Industrial Schools
Tuition of State Wards
Boulevard Maintenance Refund
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid
Military Aid
Soldiers' Burials
Hawkers and Pedlers Licenses
Highway Maintenance
Highway Construction
$ 83,630.84
2,556.56
103.54
124.00
225.80
281.16
11.46
2,997.69
$ 12,552.96
2,495.94
231.28
3,984.20
26.00
3,675.44
391.18
302.25
90.68
305.52
$450,000.00
46,000.00
20,000.00
71.94
67.38
$ 10,395.21
67,943.41
153.86
1,286.87
1,661.38
36.47
1,210.00
481.50
100.00
66.00
2,127.14
12,323.91
$ 89,931.05
$ 24,055.45
$516,139.32
200
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Welfare — Aid to Dependent Children
Welfare — Temporary Aid
Welfare — Old Age Assistance
2,939.40
3,007.48
15,732.85
From U. S. Government thru Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Old Age Assistance
Old Age Assistance Administration
Aid to Dependent Children
From Middlesex County
Dog Licenses
Health Department — ^Vaccine
Highway Maintenance
Highway Construction
Town Refunds
Highway Department
Soldiers' Relief
WPA
Welfare
Old Age Assistance
Health Department
Water Department
Assessors' Department
Treasurer's Expense
Military Aid
Compensation Account
Willard Donnell Trust
Land Damages — Salem Street
Total Receipts
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1937
Total Receipts and Cash on Hand
$ 33,577.39
1,119.19
3,007.95
1,516.21
142.00
3,362.27
5,599.54
383.03
139.39
35.63
395.02
484.95
5.00
8.19
1.83
191.75
15.00
81.00
32.25
20.00
$119,465.48
$ 37,704.53
$ 10,620.02
$ 1,793.04
$1,961,773.00
309,458.35
$2,271,231.35
PAYMENTS
Expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1937
Moderator, Thomas G. O'Connell
Selectmen :
Salaries of Board
George J. Evans, Chairman $ 90.00
22.50
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 201
Charles F. Young, iSecretary 90.00
Donald White 90.00
William Blanchard 90.00
V. Richard Fazio 75.00
D. Thomas Dinan 15.00
$ 450.00
Department Expenses:
Clerk Hire, Ida L. Weiss $ 475.83
Telephone 61.45
Printing Warrants 224.13
Printing Town Reports 655.90
Printing Jury Lists 12.50
Printing Finance Committee Reports 52.00
Advertising 7.50
Record Book 5.50
Stationery, Office Supplies, and Expenses 65.37
$ 1,560.18
Accounting Department:
Charles C. Cox, Accountant $ 2,300.00
Ida L. Weiss, Clerk 778.34
Postage 164.75
Ledger and Classification Book Sheets 41.39
Treasury Warrants 15.00
Filing Envelopes 11.83
Stationery, Supplies, Binding 28.75
$ 3,340.06
Treasurer's Department:
Salary of Treasurer— Arthur H. Boardman $ 900.00
Department Expenses:
Carl W. Sunman, Paymaster $ 410.00
Tax Title Deeds 441.00
Certification of Notes 62.00
Bond 238.00
New Check Writer 41.25
Stationery and Postage 134.68
Printing, Advertising 6.35
Preparing Bond Issues 191.86
All Other 25.66
$ 1,550.80
Foreclosure Tax Titles— Special Appropriation $ 19.88
Collector's Department:
Salary of Collector—Carl W. Sunman $ 1,595.00
202 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Department Expenses:
Elsie B. Potter, Clerk $ 1,209.43
Other Clerk Hire 324.20
Postage 355.41
Printing 125.00
Office Supplies 313.60
Recording Tax Deeds 128.35
Advertising Tax Sales 231.25
Tax Sale — Other Expense 44,00
Bond 476.00
Telephone 56.51
All Other 28.70
Assessors' Department:
Salaries of Board:
Hugh Connell, Chairman $ 737.50
Arthur C. Verge, Secretary 1,150.00
David Sliney 722.50
Department Expenses:
Annie T. Santos, Clerk $ 1,173.75
Everett E. Packard, Clerk 1,304.18
L. Belle Woodward, Clerk 759.00
Sadie E. Loughlin 273.90
Assistant Assessors 282.10
Telephone 44.55
Printing 54.45
Poll List 252.50
Supplies and Postage 172.45
Taxi Hire 152.00
Transfers 103.63
All Other ' 18.25
$ 3,292.45
$ 2,610.00
$ 4,590.76
Assessors' Plans (Revision) * 53.47
Legal Department
Salary, Town Counsel, M. E.
S. demons
$ 1,200.00
Damages — Connelly case
310.45
Damages — ^McTeague case
25.00
Damages — Peterson case
17.00
New Book-case
47.14
Recording Fees
41.36
Constable Notices
41.62
All Other
24.40
$ 1,706.97
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 203
Town Clerk's Department:
Salary of Town Clerk — Frederic S. Hartshorne $ 450.00
Department Expenses:
Recording Fees $ 460.50
Equipment 20.50
Printing, Stationery 34.31
Postage 33.00
Telephone 25.00
Clerk Hire 168.56
Advertising 27.25
Binding Records 17.00
All Other 12.50
$ 798.62
Vital Statistics — ^Births, Marriages, Deaths $ 64.25
Election and Registration:
Salaries of Registrars
Fred E. Bunker, Chairman $ 90.00
Frederic S. Hartshorne, Sec'y. 112.50
James J. Curley 90.00
Owen A. Kenney 90.00
Election Officers 783.90
Postage, Supplies 37.70
Printing, Advertising 263.50
Meals for Election Officers 65.00
Care of Booths 43.50
Clerk Hire 59.51
Transportation 3.00
All Other 11.50
$ 1,650.11
Town Hall:
James J. Logan, Janitor $ 1,534.28
Thomas E. Giles, Night Janitor 520.56
Bridget Hopkins 284.22
Fuel 770.00
Light 638.80
Water 176.60
Boiler Repairs 380.52
New Boiler 560.00
General Repairs 255.51
Janitor's Supplies 211.71
Ice * 30.30
Awnings 59.20
204
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Table
All Other
22.50
72.95
Repairs to Exterior of Town Hall
Police Department:
John G. Gates, Chief
$ 2,575.69
George B. DeRoche, Lieut.
2,298.47
Walter E. Peterson, Sergt.
2,007.40
John M. Wenzel, Sergt.
1,901.11
Morton V. Griffin
1,989.60
James F. Hartnett
1,479.60
Eugene P. McDonnell
1,989.60
James A. McFadden
1,225.80
Ernest McWhinnie
1,972.10
John Peterson
1,989.60
Joseph L. Preston
1,989.60
Edwin M. Rowe
1,951.80
Hardy F. Russell
199.80
George F. Sheridan
1,875.56
Gervase V. Stanley
1,989.60
Eugene Hathaway
458.65
Winslow Smith
458.31
Various Other Officers
1,110.75
Special Duty for July 4th and Hallowe'en
285.44
Telephone
234.78
Police Radio Rental
300.00
New Two-Way Radio
954.46
Other Radio Equipment and Repairs
547.32
Police Signal
21.00
Motor Vehicle Expense
1,618.31
New Chevrolet Sedan
382.95
Other Equipment
551.43
Supplies, Postage, etc.
336.26
Meals for Prisoners
78.95
Medical Attention
164.00
Laundry
37.67
All Other
212.31
Fire Department
Fred D. Graham, Chief
Clifford E. Jacobs, Capt.
James W. Findlay, Capt.
George Sederquest, Capt. (Deceased)
Robert P. MacDonald, Lieut.
Harry A. Russell
2,302.50
2,089.60
2,089.60
445.75
2,036.11
1,989.60
$ 5,517.15
5,920.00
$ 35,187.92
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 205
Alfred C. McGrath 1,989.60
James W. O'Donnell 1,989.60
John F. Coakley 1,989.60
Henry L. Parker 1,989.60
Prank J. Malonson 1,989.60
Daniel J. Sullivan 1,989.60
Arthur P. Goodridge 1,989.60
Charles T. George 1,989.60
William P. Hurton 1,410.00
Call Men 4,437.37
New Hose 225.00
Equipment and Repairs 410.25
Expense of Apparatus 973.15
Puel and Light 538.59
Maintenance of Buildings 454.24
Telephones 115.72
All Other 85.30
$ 35,519.58
Hydrant Rental:
353 Hydrants @ $25.00 each .$ 8,825.00
Inspector of Wires — Pred D. Graham 270.00
Porest Warden — Payments to Various Persons 200.00
Moth Department:
John A. Landry, Superintendent $ 2,046.24
James H. Landry 1,386.77
P. A. Muse 1,284.40
Louis Surrette 1,216.67
All Other Labor 273.59
Motor Equipment 301.25
Other Equipment 209.69
Insecticides 462.63
Trees Purchased 197.50
Supplies 42.35
Advertising 19.50
All Other 17.48
$ 7,458.07
Compensation Account:
Employees of:
Highway Department $ 913.96
Water Department 897.84
Sewer Department 53.10
$ 1,864.90
206
TOWN OP WAKEFIEIiD
Inspector of Buildings:
Joseph W. Maclnnis, Inspector
Joseph W. Maclnnis, Allowance for Auto
Sealer Weights and Measures:
James J. Devlin, Sealer
James J. Devlin, Allowance for truck
New Meter Tester — Gas and Oil
All Other
Inspector of Animals:
George A. Bennett, Inspector
Dog Officer:
George A. Bennett, Salary
Dog Licenses — Fees Paid to County Treasurer
Health Department:
Salaries of Board:
Wesley S. Goodwin, Chairman
Ned C. Loud, Secretary
Dr. Carl E. Allison
Department Expenses:
David Taggart, Health Officer
David Taggart, Plumbing Inspector
Lawrence E. Doucette, Milk and Food Inspector
Nellie B. Russell, R.N.
Ira W. Richardson, M. D.
Contagious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Anti-Rabic Treatment and Dog Clinic
Milk Analyses
Supplies
Telephone
Allowance for Auto — ^Miss Russell
Allowance for Auto— Mr. Taggart
All Other
Unpaid Bills for 1936
Care of Dumps:
John Joyce
All Other
$ 900.00
150.00
585.00
200.00
260.00
13.07
90.00
90.00
90.00
540.00
630.00
500.00
1,404.00
180.00
1,535.91
6,418.57
165.19
168.00
90.74
77.15
100.00
50.00
129.51
934.72
65.28
$ 1,050.00
$ 1,058.07
$ 270.00
$ 540.00
$ 2,025.00
$ 270.00
$ 11,989.07
63.00
$ 1,000.00
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT
207
Collection of Garbage:
John J. Farpelha & Son (Contraxit)
Highway Department:
Harry H. Denning, Superintendent $
Robert B. MacKenna, Assistant to Superintendent
Mary MacDougall, Clerk
Labor — See Payroll
Trucks and Auto Expense
Patrol
Equipment Repairs
Supplies
Office Expense
Buildings
Gravel, Tar and Sand
Drainage
Rebuilding Crescent Street (Outside Bills)
Rebuilding Pleasant Street (Outside Bills)
New Dodge Half -ton Truck
Dodge Two-ton Truck (part of cost)
Plymouth Sedan used
One New Tractor and Plow
One 9 -foot Blade for Plow
One New Stone Spreader
All Other
4,800.00
Sidewalks and Curbing:
Labor
Material
Snow and Ice Removal:
Labor
Material
Sidewalk Plowing
Chapter 90 — Maintenance:
Labor
Trucking
Material
1,561.91
1,322.28
630.52
346.26
126.74
Chapter 90 — Rebuilding Vernon Street:
Labor
Trucking
Material
2,725.00
1,780.55
959.25
12,843.48
70.75
1,183.65
3,915.20
3,626.26
323.96
604.62
8,054.65
3,840.17
2,814.36
794.48
591.75
600.00
300.00
1,795.00
275.00
343.00
1,795.84
2,884.19
1,103.52
$1,891.75
108.13
3,099.98
$ 5,975.80
1,667.74
12,882.66
$ 53,224.68
$ 5,099.86
$ 20,526.20
208 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Chapter 90 — Rebuilding Salem Street:
Labor $ 2,381.03
Trucking 298.24
Material ' 2,747.94
$ 5,427.21
Construction of Public Ways:
New Streets — Central Street, Gladstone Street,
Strathmore Road, Converse Street, Oak Ledge
Road, Swain Place, Fox Road
Labor $ 721.41
Trucking 2,977.56
Material 5,830.00
Miscellaneous (including Supervision) 309.98
WPA General Town Fund:
Labor $ 3,176.33
Trucking 5,714.06
Material 21,192.31
WPA Project — Lafayette School:
Labor $ 366.25
Trucking 1,191.76
Material 18,975.71
Public Welfare Department:
Salaries of Board
Dennis P. Hogan, Chairman $ 90.00
Etta C. Stoddard, Secretary 90.00
Elsie M. Gladwin 90.00
William C. Strong 15.00
Harold C. Robinson 75.00
Frank P. Wakefield, Chairman Old Age
Assistance Bureau 90.00
Department Expenses and Disbursements:
William F. Finneran, Accountant $ 312.49
Charles H. Buxton, Accountant 187.51
Etta C. Stoddard, Agent 1,216.35
Mary E. McKenna, Clerk 939.00
Irene Kennedy, Clerk 628.33
Frances O'Keefe, Clerk 74.67
Office Expense 377.75
Auto Expense 1,378.86
$ 9,838.95
$ 30,082.70
$ 20,533.72
$ 450.00
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT
209
Rent
5,242.75
Board
6,118.05
Groceries and Provisions
24,888.34
Shoes and Clothing
2,973.96
Fuel
2,368.42
Medical Attendance
1,335.45
Hospital Care
1,858.01
Burial Expense
654.50
Relief by Other Cities
627.22
Aid to Dependent Children
11,030.85
All Other
679.66
$ 62,892.17
Unpaid Bills for 1935 - 1936
12,661.80
Paid from Willard Donnell Trust Fund
478.75
Old Age Assistance Bureau:
Recipients' Payrolls
$ 73,285.77
Old Age Assistance Administration:
Frank B. Gladwin, Investigator
Including Allowance for Auto
$ 1,914.45
Alice Biggs
939.00
Office Rent
480.00
Telephone
55.52
Ldght
6.10
Office Supplies and Expense
264.45
Furniture and Equipment
252.97
All Other
13.68
$ 3,926.17
Infirmary :
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin W. Brown, Superintendent
and Matron
$ 1,212.50
Mrs. Oscar Nelson, Matron
50.00
Mrs. Mattie Cook
225.00
Maud Miller
36.67
Mr. and Mrs. Doran Murphy
825.00
Other Employees
90.00
Groceries and Provisions
2,439.57
Fuel and Light
906.77
Dry Goods and Clothing
123.77
Care of Buildings
147.48
Household Supplies
372.87
Gasoline and Truck Expense
230.04
Telephone
82.78
Water
265.04
Medical Attention
139.51
All Other
837.25
$ 7,984.25
Unpaid Bills for 1936
439.55
210
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Soldiers' Benefits:
Soldiers' Relief Agent:
John Findlay, Jr. — Salary
John Findlay, Jr. — ^Expenses
Soldiers' Relief Disbursements:
Civil War Veterans
Spanish War Veterans
World War Veterans
Other Expense
Unpaid Bills for 1936
State Aid:
Civil War Veterans
Spanish War Veterans
World War Veterans
Military Aid:
World War Veterans
School Department:
Willard B. Atwell, Superintendent
Willard B. Atwell, Allowance for Auto
Clerk Hire:
Pauline Meads $
Anna Anderson
Doris Skinner
Olive G. Glover
Other Clerk Hire
1,399.11
952.50
282.33
1,263.99
48.00
J. Edward Hatch, Attendance Officer
C. E. Montague, Physician
Mary English, Nurse
Health Expense
Motor Vehicle Expense
Books and Supplies:
High
Elementary
Care of Buildings:
High
Elementary
7,615.97
5,918.06
6,349.63
8,755.77
360.00
40.00
351.75
253.84
19,426.82
104.65
240.00
480.00
560.00
$ 4,500.00
400.00
3,945.93
1,805.48
813.85
1,265.00
177.74
308.47
13,534.03
$ 400.00
$ 20,137.06
89.00
$ 1,280.00
1,168.00
15,105.40
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT
211
Teachers' Salaries ;
High
Elementary
$ 86,558.03
104,472.22
191,030.25
Janitor Services:
High
Elementary
Fuel and Light:
High
Elementary
Outlay
Telephones
Office Expense
Committee Expenses
Transportation of Pupils
All Other
Trade Schools
Library Department :
Helen Frances Carleton, Librarian
Assistants:
Clara G. Wilson
H. Gladys Mackenzie
Margaret Doe
Barbara LeNoir
Elizabeth Black
Dorothy M. Rogers
Other Assistants
Janitors:
Herbert T. Mitchell
Other Janitors
Telephone
Books
Periodicals
Binding
Supplies
Printing
Maintenance
Furnishings
Light
$ 7,341.19
10,101.33
$ 2,307.05
5,079.03
17,442.52
7,386.08
268.10
745.92
15.00
280.05
1,338.91
3,632.28
$ 2,203.36
1,371.67
1,387.51
1,003.50
990.00
626.33
482.25
2,433.16
1,620.00
360.00
181.47
4,510.80
478.21
1,398.37
1,110.99
37.00
1,714.11
76.85
504.44
$263,995.01
2,849.51
212 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Heat
671.40
All Other
314.66
$ 23,476.08
Park and Cemetery Commission:
Salaries of Board:
John T. Stringer, Chairman
$ 45.00
George W. Abbott, Secretary
90.00
William J. Garden
15.00
John W. Macgillvray
28.10
$ 178.10
Park Department Expenses:
Arthur G. Abbott, Superintendent
$ 1,374.00
Raymond U. Johnson
695.00
Other Labor
223.80
Equipment
170.32
Bath House
1,012.92
Care of Lake
127.65
Water
86.52
Plants and Bulbs
56.06
Playgrounds
37.00
Spraying Trees
113.40
Painting and Repairing Fence and Seats
265.40
All Other
150.11
$ 4,312.18
Cemetery Department Expenses:
Frank LeGro, Superintendent
$ 879.00
Charles Lynch
742.10
Other Labor
333.00
Plants and Trees
170.00
New Power Mower
191.57
Clerical Services
25.00
Notary Public Fees
5.50
Water
13.60
Forest Glade Cemetery
359.57
All Other
75.69
$ 2,795.03
391.18
Prom Various Trust Funds
Recreation Commission:
Supervisors
$ 654.00
New Equipment for Playgrounds
360.12
*
Moving Equipment
86.80
Supplies
197.47
Umpiring
37.50
All Other
130.93
.t 1 4fifi.82
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 213
Planning Board — Payments 14.50
Board of Appeal — Payments 20.69
Miscellaneous:
Finance Committee Expenses $ 81.15
Water and Freight for Bubbler 24.17
Building Inspector — Supplies 25.00
Retirement Board Supplies 5.65
Selectmen's Association Dues 10.00
Association Town Finance Committee dues 5.00
Pedler's Licenses and Badges 4.35
Wire Inspector — Supplies 4.25
Repairs to Infirmary Barn 35.00
Care of Soldiers' Graves 88.50
Town Hall Christmas Decorations 50.00
Preliminary Expense on new streets 13.88
Perambulating Town Lines 30.00
Cutting Hay at Town Farm 3.00
Ink 3.43
Stationery 8.00
$ 391.38
Rifle Range— Company E — Payments 502.33
Rifle Range — Medical Company — Payments 150.00
Aid to Visiting Nurse Association — Payments 500.00
Street Lights 18,000.00
Fire Insurance 4,177.24
Pension— Frank H. Robinson 985.50
Rent of Headquarters — Spanish War Veterans 200.00
Middlesex County Hospital 9,120.16
Middlesex County Tax 33,408.23
State Charges 68,346.65
Over-assessment Sidewalks, A. F. Simpson 22.00
Land Damages — Salem Street 105.00
Filling for Moulton Playground 107.58
Retirement Board Expense Fund 900.00
Retirement Board Pension Fund 4,500.00
Purchase of Land North Avenue— Highway Dept. 2,507.50
Antonio Muccio on account of injuries 1,229.83
Memorial Day — War Veterans — Payments
White and Johnson Co. $ 118.50
St. Joseph's Band 150.00
J. Henry Vik 87.00
DeVita's Conservatories 75.00
Wakefield High School Band 55.00
Ronald L. Northrup 20.00
Harding Uniform and Regalia Co. 19.73
George W. Reid 12.40
214
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Albion Diner
AU Other
Light Department:
Salaries of Board:
Marcus Beebe, 2nd, Chairman
A. Francis Harrington, Secretary
Curtis L. Sopher
Samuel H. Brooks, Manager
James M. Whitehead, OflBce Mgr.
Leonard H. DeMarco
Fred F. Fober
Howard Seabury
Edward Chambers
Hugh Kelso
Fred Rich
Myrtle I. Tyler
W. F. Wright
Labor — See Payroll
Material
Rent
Office Expenses
Telephones
Insurance
Transportation Expense
Meters and Transformers
Gas Purchased
Electric Current Purchased
Coal
Damages
All Other
Light Bonds
Light Interest
12.00
97.55
$
90.00
90.00
90.00
$ 2,981.20
3,455.75
2,261.99
760.00
1,547.10
1,537.11
1,488.42
1,332.71
1,332.71
1,462.97
270.00
6,436.95
11,723.01
75,296.56
28,859.88
1,527.00
4,669.62
638.62
2,615.33
2,976.31
10,426.14
44,048.57
89,018.99
1,256.89
200.00
15,247.39
$ 10,000.00
2,744.38
$ 647.18
$295,211.26
$ 12,744.38
Water and Sewerage Department:
Salaries of Board:
William B. Stantial, Chairman
George O. Sheldon, Secretary
Sidney F. Adams
90.00
90.00
90.00
$ 270.00
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT
215
Department Expenses:
Morrison Merrill, Superintendent
(Part of salary)
$ 2,490.40
Leah F. Kinder, Clerk
(Part of salary)
1,430.00
Alice M. Loubris, Clerk
(Part of salary)
604.83
Other Clerks
73.27
Carl W. Sunman, Paymaster and Collector
450.00
Office Expenses
536.71
Telephones
212.36
Labor — See Payroll
17,188.11
Supervision and Analyses
273.00
Meters, Pipes, etc.
4,867.63
Equipment Repairs
1,763.13
Transportation Expense
1,264.14
Coal
1,107.67
Power
5,484.10
Dodge One-half Ton Truck — ^new
550.00
New Typewriter
91.00
New Sealer for Office
45.00
All Other
922.49
Water Services:
Labor $ 1,204.19
Material 1,315.38
2,519.57
Water Construction:
•
Labor $ 1,348.49
Material 2,957.22
4,305.71
$ 46,179.12
Lake Quannapowitt
213.62
Water Bonds
31.000.00
Water Interest
5,176.25
Sewer Department Expenses:
Morrison Merrill, Superintendent
(Part of salary)
Leah Kinder, Clerk (Part of salary)
Alice M. Loubris, Clerk (Part of salary)
Carl W. Sunman, Paymaster
Labor — See Payroll
Tools and Equipment
Motor Vehicle Expense
All Other
259.60
148.50
80.00
45.00
4,205.04
445.51
431.36
1,161.96
$ 6,776.97
216 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Sewer Connections
Labor — See Payroll
Pipe
Motor Vehicle Expense
AU Other
$
1,474.38
487.69
67.65
199.38
$
2,229.10
Charles Street Sewer Construction:
Labor
Material
$
3,168.58
1,059.06
$
4,227.64
Western Avenue Sewer Construction:
Labor
Material
$
641.79
313.08
$
954.87
Birch Hill Avenue Sewer Construction:
T labor
Material
$
1,046.43
188.49
$
1,234.92
Bond Issues:
North Ward Sewer Construction:
Labor $ 11,234.06
Material 10,039.41
$ 21,273.47
Greenwood Sewer Construction:
Labor $ 13,772.66
Material 4,175.46
$ 17,948.12
Interest:
Sewer Loans $ 5,802.50
Highway Loans 175.00
School Loans 10,716.89
Discount on Temporary Loans 1,927.92
$ 18,622.31
Maturing Debt:
Sewer Bonds $ 25,000.00
School Bonds 57,500.00
$ 82,500.00
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue $575,000.00
Expense Preparing Bonds (Paid from Premium
on Bonds) • 71.94
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 217
Refunds:
Taxes— Property and Poll $ 1,583.35
Motor Vehicle Excise 899.27
Sewer Connection Deposits 516.63
Water Rates 16.66
Betterments 3.19
Interests and Costs 7.79
$ 3,026.89
Sweetser Lecture Fund:
Interest paid to Sweetser Lecture Committee 302.25
Tax Title Redemptions — Individual:
H. P. Chadwick — Payment 107.74
Total Payments $2,048,779.18
Cash on Hand December 31, 1937 222,452.17
Total Payments and Cash on Hand
December 31, 1937 $2,271,231.35
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PAYROLL, 1937
Harry H. Denning - $ 2,725.00
Joseph Albani 2,023.52
Robert MacKenna 1,817.03
Edmund Muise 1,802.43
Carl Chelman 1,812.56
John Doherty 1,607.13
Salvatore Terra vecchia 1,551.63
Clyde Simonds 1,542.83
Edward Butler 1,569.24
William Fall 1,528.04
William Gerrish 1,539.36
John White 1,455.93
Robert Black 1,491.04
William Scanlon 1,355.45
Angelo DeFeo 1,387.40
Fred Doucette 1,359.90
Leo Gerrior 1,212.75
Thomas Sullivan 1,066.55
Mary MacDougall 959.25
John O'Donnell 648.33
All Others (less than $500.00) 6,405.62
Total $ 36,860.99
Labor (received more than $500.00) $ 30,455.37
218 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Labor (received less than $500.00) 6,405.62
Truck and Equipment Rental 1,939.33
Total Payrolls $ 38,800.32
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PAYROLL— 1937
Willard B. Atwell $ 4,500.00
Charles J. Peterson 4,069.28
Roland H. Kinder 3,142.39
WiUiam D. Healey 3,014.64
George E. Hayes 2,984.14
Joseph H. Fanck 2,941.98
Eliot B. Leonard 2,712.85
Homer M. Shellenberger 2,712.85
Raymond S. Dower 2,703.81
Arthur A. Fulton 2,658.97
Howard J. Heavens 2,622.42
T. Frank Shea 2,567.70
R. Edgar Fisher 2,542.50
Vivian Dix 2,511.90
Bernice L. Caswell 2,441.57
Louis P. Marche 2,323.02
Joseph Cassano 2,260.71
Alfred E. Preble 2,260.71
Donald White 2,239.29
Morton S. Sherman 2,031.37
Helen P. Gilmore 1,921.60
M. Alice Ryan 1,921.60
Edward E. Eaton 1,919.26
Elvira O. Cosman 1,853.78
Ruth P. Hiatt 1,853.78
Isabel M. Hirst 1,853.78
Ethel G. Reed 1,853.78
Myron E. Gallop 1,845.12
J. Edward Hatch 1,805.48
Margaret L. Macdonald 1,785.96
Irving A. Wells 1,783.71
Thomas C. Murray 1,760.09
Ellen L. Cowing 1,718.14
Anne H. Meserve 1,718.14
Ethelyn M. Pattee 1,718.14
Eleanor B. Ringdahl 1,718.14
Margaret A. Ryan 1,718.14
Marjorie T. Bunker 1,714.07
Janet S. Height ' 1,705.93
Harriet D. Dunning 1,701.86
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 219
Bessie E. David 1,695.53
Isabel M. Elliot 1,695.53
Blanche L. Meserve 1,695.53
Ethel M. Wilson 1,693.25
Irene F. Norton 1,679.47
Genesta B. Tooker 1,677.52
Bernice E. Hendrickson 1,675.46
Hazel O. Wilder 1,650.32
Mary Kalaher 1,627.71
Katherine L. KeUy 1,627.71
Maude E. Parks 1,627.71
Lillian A. Shaffer 1,627.71
Hester A. Walker 1,627.71
M. Leo Conway 1,623.24
Lydia M. Sullivan 1,621.93
Eleanor K. Abbott 1,621.87
Elizabeth D. Burke 1,608.44
Mabel A. Keman 1,605.10
Mary P. Butler 1,573.83
Michael Neary 1,572.74
Carl A. Peterson 1,571.44
George E. Zwicker 1,570.44
Cora Guarnaccia 1,559.89
Signe M. Peterson 1,559.89
M. Grace Pike 1,559.89
Ruth B. Spence 1,559.89
James F. Curley 1,559.24
Amanda J. Stephenson 1,556.20
Winifred R. Beal 1,492.07
Abbie A. Bell 1,492.07
Hertha Bergner 1,492.07
Helen M. Delaney 1,492.07
Lee Pfeiffer 1,492.07
Clareberta Wilson 1,483.24
Alice E. Calkins 1,478.81
Laura A. Hart 1,466.33
Avis M. Jones 1,465.55
Susie E. Long 1,456.46
Mary E. C. Geagan 1,454.67
Catherine A. Doran 1,442.60
Lois I. Jordan 1,442.10
Elizabeth M. Strout 1,428.40
Hilda M. Hayden 1,419.49
Ruth V. Conley 1,408.29
Pauline E. Meads 1,399.11
Ruth C. Webber 1,386.30
Mabel F. Johnson 1,375.12
220 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Lillian J. Shoff 1,375.12
John Butler 1,368.20
Katheryn D. Carney 1,329.06
Beatrice D. Moody 1,310.11
Edna M. Paulson 1,283.85
Mary K. English 1,265.00
Olive G. Glover 1,263.99
Grace A. Jenkins 1,250.48
Bernice O. Bazley 1,239.48
Alice M. Drugan 1,212.12
Louise A. AUman 1,206.12
Eleanor M. Gleason 1,203.34
Bella A. Rattray 1,193.42
Grace E. Widtfeldt 1,193.42
Alice M. Scipione 1,187.85
G. Fred Dodge 1,175.79
Theresa J. Collins 1,143.70
Walter E. Antunes 1,121.69
Alice E. Ladieu 1,119.12
Elizabeth V. Upham 1,106.27
Stella H. Blaikie 1,094.85
Winifred Geizer 1,090.14
Madaliene J. Crocker 1,062.80
Margaret M. Landers 1,062.80
Carrie M. Agry 1,036.90
Christine A. Callan 1,018.43
Dorothy M. Flannigan 1,018.43
Flora S. Hall 1,013.70
Nancy D'Amico 967.35
Helen E. Harper 967.35
Thomas Hemsworth 965.32
Rita T. Neagle 964.54
Marion E. Garland 960.60
Anna M. Anderson 952.50
Dorothy L. Shepard 946.23
Katharine H. Nichols 938.48
Rose Assenza 922.98
Mary T. Bonney 922.98
Gladys M. Douglass 922.98
Mary E. Grace 922.98
Marjorie Finney 916.34
Myrta E. Knight 878.18
Eleanor H. Blaikie 876.72
Charles W. Stevens 850.74
Annette L. Burbank 847.84
Dr. Charles E. Montague 813.85
Louise E. Sheldon 706.41
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 221
Eugene Lenners 637.60
Eva M. Chick 564.40
T. John Ardill 555.99
Dorothy Petersen 519.75
Anna Maloney 519.05
Mildred G. Moore 506.87
Alice J. Kernan 466.62
Annie Welford 375.60
Lyman Allen 303.00
Rose Doucette 300.00
Doris Skinner 282.33
Chester Hopkins 256.21
Various Persons 8,948.31
$228,430.89
MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT PAYROLL— 1937
S. H. Brooks $ 2,981.20
J. M. Whitehead 3,455.75
L. H. DeMarco 2,261.99
F. F. Fober 760.00
Howard Seabury 1,547.10
Edward Chambers 1,537.11
Hugh Kelso 1,488.42
Fred Rich 1,332.71
M. I. Tyler 1,332.71
W. F. Wright 1,462.97
John F. Mahoney 1,744.84
Thomas Daley 1,599.25
J. W. Macgillivray 2,650.75
G. H. Halloran 1,929.54
E. L. Brown 1,666.25
D. W. Martin ' 1,647.60
W. D. Scott 1,646.95
Alexander MacPhee 2,257.49
F. L. Champagne 1,904.11
James Cameron 1,859.13
Roger Seabury 2,001.22
William Muse 1,896.74
Matthew Burns 1,661.95
John Curran 1,633.52
John Scanlon 1,634.50
E. T. Winslow 1,342.92
Cornehus Horgan 2,143.73
Patrick Desmond 1,640.90
J. H. Draper 1,558.23
James Galvin 1,596.00
222 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
James McGrath 1,590.45
Patrick Quinn 1,635.18
Richard Trahey 1,567.60
Raymond White 1,591.69
Joseph DeMarco 1,639.95
Daniel Flynn 1,536.37
M. J. KeUy 1,497.06
John Collins 1,525.69
Martin Joyce 1,495.50
Patrick Meade 1,445.13
Thomas Hanright 1,616.43
Timothy Delaney 1,391.63
A. J. Vincent 1,341.42
John Humphrey - 533.77
William Barry 935.04
Walter^lden 1,214.44
Joseph Burns ' 811.16
EU Muse ' 908.98
Leo Smith 949.89
Lyman Allen 598.56
Donald Cockburn 2,110.64
Lewis Evans 712.96
Ralph Turner 873.91
Joseph Smith 581.21
Michele Hourihan • 663.00
Various persons (under $500.00) 8,523.28
$ 93,456.52
WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT PAYROLL— 1937
Morrison Merrill $ 2,750.00
Matthew P. Curran 1,994.85
James L. Palmer 1,947.95
William L. Wenzel 1,865.50
James J. O'Rourke 1,710.64
Leah F. Kinder 1,578.50
Patrick Keefe 1,570.77
John R. Fraughton 1,504.65
Patrick J. Finn 1,498.51
Patrick Curran 1,496.44
Harold J. Maloney 1,485.86
Dominick Bennedetto 1,462.93
Chester S. Eldredge 1,444.21
Serafino Volpe 1,109.83
Arthur M. Gibbons 1,100.76
Edmund M. DeVeau 1,092.65
J. J. Murphy 1,080.22
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 223
George H. C. Weeks
1,027.71
Daniel Calore
1,012.71
Harry Ayscough
959.79
George H. Adams
893.41
Ernest Kelloway
888.16
Patrick Zagaria
871.62
Patrick Sexton
866.25
Harry Costello
859.54
G. W. Muse
813.90
A. F. Punk
777.57
Harold A. Butler
726.78
Alice M. lioubris
684.83
E. V. Scanlon
682.96
A. H. Kelloway
642.37
J. J. McFadden
642.00
A. E. Delaney
618.74
Prank A. Butler
613.05
Carl Locash
572.33
Robert Glass
563.80
J. P. Curley
505.01
Various Persons — Under $500.00 each
18,478.19
$ 60,394.99
UNPAID BILLS AS OP DECEMBER 31, 1937
Health Department:
Middlesex County Sanatorium $ 46.50
Old Age Assistance:
City of Medford
City of Maiden
City of Salem
City of Chelsea
City of Worcester
City of Quincy
Town of Stoneham
Town of Andover
Town of Reading
Town of Millbury
Welfare Department:
City of Lawrence — 1934 Account
Town of Reading — 1935 Account
City of Maiden— 1935 Account
$ 95.00
59.50
43.33
24.00
'
74.00
13.54
111.90
54.00
84.70
23.32
$
583.29
$
24.00
$ 1,119.72
116.20
$
1,235.92
224 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Town of Andover — 1936 Account $
28.36
Town of Reading — 1936 Account
116.56
City of Lynn — 1936 Account
156.66
Town of Seekonk — 1936 Account
123.30
City of Maiden— 1936 Account
2,221.23
Town of Brookline — 1936 Account
182.00
City of Woburn— 1936 Account
229.00
City of Somerville— 1936 Account
738.68
(t» q nnr nn
Jp »J, laO, lii
City of Chelsea— 1937 Account $
201.00
Town of Seekonk
87.93
Town of Brookline
49.00
City of Somerville
1,366.82
W. J. Walker Co.
15.60
Massachusetts General Hospital
1.00
Tony Ross & Son
12.47
Tony Cuzzi & Bro.
11.04
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
56.16
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hospital School
71.99
Hutchinson- Winch
121.10
Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary
40.00
The Children's Hospital
107.75
D. D. Landers
384.10
Wakefield Municipal Light Dept.
11.05
Melrose Hospital Association
142.70
Wakefield Real Est. and Bldg. Ass'n.
31.00
L. Russo
18.00
Barnet Gersin
20.00
Palumbo Bros.
13.00
Nicola Bernabeo
15.00
Angeline Migliore
14.00
Greer Agency
12.00
Dr. John H. HoUeran
62.00
Tine's Market
142.00
E. McManamin
114.35
Moccia's Store
5.45
Nicolas Romano
138.65
McCarthy's Market
84.50
Greenwood Supreme Market
38.85
Santoro's
167.65
Morris Market
318.80
Family Food Store
94.80
Economy Grocery Stores
621.80
First National Stores
675.05
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
1,123.75
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS 1937
itcctmcn— Department expenses
cr— Depnrtmenl Expcr
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS 1937
Appro-
Bonds issued
priations
Additions
Expended
Balances
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Moderator
$ 22.50
$ 22.50
Selectmen — Salaries of Board
450.00
450.00
Selectmen— Department Expenses
1,490.00
R$
75.00
1,560.18
$ 4.82
Accounting Department
3,345.00
3,340.06
4.94
Treasurer — Salary
900.00
900.00
Treasurer— Department Expenses
1,900.00
A
191.75
1,550.80
540.95
Collector — Salary
1,595.00
1,595.00
Collector — Department Expenses
3,330.00
3,292.45
37.55
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
150.00
19.88
130.12
Assessors — Salaries of Board
2,610.00
2,610.00
Assessors— Department Expenses
4,650.00
4,590.76
59.24
Legal Department
1,750.00
1,706.97
43.03
Town Clerk— Salary
450.00
450.00
Town Clerk— Department Expenses
800.00
798.62
1.38
Vital Statistics
75.00
64.25
10.75
Election and Registration
1,200.00
R
500.00
1,650.11
49.89
Town Hall
5,535.00
5,517.15
17.85
Town Hall Exterior Repairs
6,000.00
5,920.00
80.00
$ 36,252.50
$
766.75
$ 36,038.73
$ 980.52
PROTECTION OP PERSONS AND PROPERTY:
Police Department
$ 36,000.00
$ 35,187.92
$ 812.08
Fire Department
35,525.00
35,519.58
5.42
Hydrant Fiental
8,825.00
8,825.00
Moth Department
7,500.00
7,458.07
41.93
Building Inspector — Salary
900.00
900.00
Building Inspector — Allowance for Auto
150.00
150.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,060.00
1,058.07
1.93
Dog Officer
540.00
540.00
Animal Inspector
270.00
270.00
Forest Warden
150.00
R
50.00
200.00
Wire Inspector
270.00
270.00
Compensation
2,000.00
A
81.00
1,864.90
216.10
$ 93,190.00
$
131.00
$ 92,243.54
$ 1,077.46
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health Department — Salaries of Board
$ 270.00
A$
5.00
$ 270.00
Health Department — Expenses
8,500.00
R
3,500.00
11,989.07
$ 15.93
Health Department— Unpaid Bills, 1936
63.00
63.00
Care of Dumps
1,000.00
1,000.00
Garbage Collection
4,800.00
4,800.00
Sewer Department — Maintenance
6,800.00
6,776.97
23.03
Sewer Department — Sewer Connections
1,900.00
R
1,000.00
2,229.10
670.90
Sewer Construction — Western Avenue
969.20
954.87
14.33
Sewer Construction — Charles Street
5,873.50
4,227.64
1,645.86
Sewer Construction — Birch Hill Avenue
1,300.00
1,234.92
65.08
Sewer Construction— North Ward $ 25,000.00
^m
^^B
21,273.47
3,726.53
Sewer Construction— Greenwood 21,000.00
■
^B
17,948.12
3,051.88
$ 46,000.00
$ 31,475.70
$
4,505.00
$ 72,767.16
$ 9,213.54
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
General Highways
$ 55,000.00
A$
383.03
$ 53,224.68
$ 2,158.35
Highway Maintenance Chapter 90
2,000.00
S
1,866.63
5,099.86
C —1,233.23
Vernon Street Construction
7,500.00
19,336.25
C— 11,836.25
Salem Street Construction
1,150.00
s
3,300.00
4,593.96
C —143.96
Construction of Public Ways
5,500.00
5,500.00
Construction of Public Ways— Bond Issue S 20,000.00
A
35.63
4,338.95
15,661.05
WPA Projects— Town Fund
18,000.00
R
15,600.00
33,616.42
19.21
Lafayette School Remodeling
17,000.00
17,000.00
$ 20,000.00
$106,150.00
$ 21,185.29
$142,710.12
$ 4,625.17
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
Welfare Department — Salaries of Board
$ 450.00
$ 450.00
Welfare Department— Outside Relief
60,000.00
A$
445.02
60,444.28
$ .74
Old Age Assistance
32,900.00
A
453.95
33,353.95
Old Age Assistance — Federal Funds
P
39,200.92
39,931.82
U —730.90
Old Age Assistance — Administration
2,300.00
2,300.00
Old Age Assistance — Administration Federal Funds
P
1,433.62
1,626.17
U —192.55
Aid to Dependent Children— Federal Funds
Welfare Department, Outside Relief— 1936 Unpaid Bills
Infirmary
Infirmary— Unpaid Bills 1936
State Aid
Military Aid
Soldiers' Relief
Soldiers' Relief— Unpaid Bills 1936
Soldiers' Relief Agent— Salary
Soldiers' Relief Agents— Expenses
EDUCATION
School Department
Trade School
Library
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
Park and Cemetery Departments— Salaries of
the Board
Park Department Expenses
Cemetery Department Expenses
Miscellaneous
Street Lights
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights
Rifle Range— Company E
Rifle Range— Medical Company
Recreation Commission
Fire Insurance
Lake Quannapowitt
Planning Board
Board of Appeal
Reserve Fund
Aid to Visiting Nurse Association
Memorial Day — Veterans' Organizations
Pension — Fi-ank H. Robinson
Rent of Headquarters — Spanish War Veterans
Middlesex County Hospital Tax
Purchase of Land — North Avenue for High-
way Purposes
Antonio Muccio — Payment account of Injuries
Albert F, Simpson — Over assessment refund
Land Damages — Salem Street
Contributory Retirement Funds
Contributory Retirement Fund — Administra-
tion and Operation
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Water Department — Salaries of Board
Water Department — Department Expenses
Water Bonds
Water Interest
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest
Maturing Debt
Grand Totals
A. Refund
C. Due from County and State
F. From Federal Government
I. Accrued Interest on Bonds Issued
L. From Dog Licenses
O. Transfer from Overlay Surplus
R. From Reserve Fund
S. From State and County
T. Income of Trust F\inds
U. Due from U. S. Government $ 6,100.00
W. Transfer from War Bonus Fund $ 9,003.01
P
3,007.95
2,447.89
560.06
1 Bills 11,303.09
11,175.97
127.12
8,000.00
7,984.25
15.75
441.24
439.55
1.69
1,500.00
1,280.00
220.00
1,500.00
A
15.00
1,168.00
347.00
20,000.00
A
139.39
20,137.06
2.33
115.80
89.00
26.80
360.00
360.00
40.00
40.00
$138,910.13
$ 44,695.85
$183,227.94
$
378.04
$264,000.00
$263,995.01
$
4.99
3,900.00
L
1,516.21
2,849.51
1,050.49
18,300.00
T
3,675.44
23,476.08
15.57
$286,200.00
$
5,191.65
$290,320.60
$
1,071.05
$ 180.00
$ 178.10
$
1.90
4,225.00
T$
90.68
4,312.18
3.50
2,800.00
2,795.03
4.97
577.00
391.38
185.62
18,000.00
18,000.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
550.00
502.33
47.67
150.00
150.00
1,467.05
1,466.82
.23
4,200.00
4,177.24
22.76
600.00
213.62
386.38
50.00
14.50
35.50
50.00
20.69
29.31
23,000.00
O
21,125.00
1,875.00
500.00
500.00
650.00
647.18
2.82
1,149.75
985.50
164.25
200.00
200.00
9,120.16
9,120.16
2,507.50
2,507.50
3,000.00
1,229.83
1,770.17
22.00
22.00
105.00
A
20.00
105.00
20.00
4,500.00
4,500.00
500.00
R
400.00
900.00
$ 80,603.46
$
510.68
$ 76,564.06
$
4,550-08
$ 270.00
$ 270.00
53,553.75
A$
8.19
46,179.12
$
7,382.82
31,000.00
31,000.00
5,176.25
5,176.25
$ 90,000.00
$
8.19
$ 82,625.37
$
7,382.82
$ 19,000.00
1$
67.38
$ 18,622.31
$
445.07
82,500.00
W
82,500.00
$101,500.00
$
67.38
$101,122.31
$
445.07
$ 66,000.00 $964,281.79
$ 77,061.79
$1,072,219.83
$ 29,723.75
$ 15,033.37
1
$ 19,000.00
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT
225
Joseph Longo & Son
1,313.20
Mrs. U. Cerretani's Market
64.60
-
-
$
7,768.16
$
12,823.87
Infirmary:
Melrose Hospital Association i
^ 187.00
William H. Butler
100.00
Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
124.15
-
;
$
411.15
Soldiers' Relief:
Joseph Longo & Son $ 72.10
Economy Grocery Stores Corp'n.
13.85
Tine's Market
5.00
American Gasolene & Oil Co.
6.00
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
150.42
Carl E. Allison, M.D.
9.00
Ira W. Richardson, M. D.
13.00
John H. HoUeran, M. D.
15.00
Edward G. Nagle
7.41
Melrose Hospital Association
28.00
Sperber's Market
10.00
L. E. Bennett
12.75
I. Tine's Market
13.85
Monarch Food Store
15.00
Santoro's
17.70
Ellen McManamin
26.00
First National Stores
69.85
Mass. Dept. Public Welfare
92.00
Economy Grocery Stores Corp'n
115.70
Orders issued in 1937 for which no bills have
been received
66.60
-
^
$
759.23
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES TO ENTER TAX LEVY OP 1936
Appropriations (See Schedule-Insert) $964,281.79
Less Transferred from Overlay Surplus 19,000.00
$945,281.79
State Charges:
State Tax $ 39,812.50
Charles River Basin Loan Fund-Serial Bonds 58.20
226 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Charles River Basin Loan Sinking Fund 6.26
Charles River Basin Loan Interest 620.69
Charles River Basin Loan Maintenance 1,533.87
Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund 326.89
Metropolitan Parks Loan Serial Bonds 11.64
Metropolitan Parks Loan Interest 1,040.69
Metropolitan Parks Loan Maintenance 7,887.94
Metropolitan Planning Division 138.43
Metropolitan Park Loan Series 2 Sinking Fund 106.66
Metropolitan Parks Loan Serial Bonds 410.67
Metropolitan Parks Loan Interest 506.89
Metropolitan Parks Loan Fund Nantasket
Maintenance 609.29
Wellington Bridge Maintenance 19.78
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan -North System
Sinking Fund 380.87
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Serial Bonds 2,332.00
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Interest 1,677.12
Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Maintenance 9,857.46
Abatement of Smoke Nuisance 218.86
Auditing Municipal Accounts 76.83
Hospital or Home Care for Civil War Veterans 524.00
Land Takings — Revere Highway 74.50
Ways in Maiden, Braintree, Weymouth and
Hingham .04
West Roxbury — Brookline Parkway 114.57
$ 68,346.65
county Tax 33,408.23
Overlay for 1937 22,823.79
$1,069,860.46
RECAPITULATION
Town Purposes $936,161.63
State Purposes 68,346.65
County Tax 33,408.23
Hospital Tax 9,120.16
Overlay— 1937 22,823.79
$1,069,860.46
AVAILABLE BALANCES NOT APPROPRIATED IN 1937
Revision of Assessors' Plans:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 60.59
Refund 1.83
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 227
Payments $ 53.47
Balance to 1938 8.95
$ 62.42 $ 62.42
Highways— Chapter 90— Vernon Street — 1936:
Balance January 1, 1937 Overdraft $ 8,559.78
Payments 1,189.95
Received from County 2,999.54
Received from State 6,749.34
Balance to Revenue .85
$ 9,749.73 $ 9,749.73
Highways— Chapter 90— Salem Street— 1936:
Balance January 1, 1937 Overdraft $ 4,038.87
Payments 833.25
Received from County 1,500.00
Received from State 3,374.57
Balance to Revenue 2.45
$ 4,874.57 $ 4,874.57
Highways — Chapter 90 — Maintenance 1936:
Balance January 1, 1937 Overdraft $ 3,523.46
Received from County 2,264.24
Received from State 1,358.54
Balance to Revenue 99.32
$ 3,622.78 $ 3,622.78
Old Age Assistance — United States Grant:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 5,592.53
Receipts 33,577.39
Refunds 31.00
Payments $ 39,931.82
Balance to 1938 Overdraft 730.90
$ 39,931.82 $ 39,931.82
Old Age Assistance Administration— United States Grant:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 314.43
Receipts 1,119.19
Payments $ 1,626.17
Balance to 1938 Overdraft 192.55
$ 1,62'6.17 $ 1,626.17
228 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Aid to Dependent Children — United States Grant:
Receipts $ 3,007.95
Payments $ 2,447.89
Balance available for 1938 560.06
$ 3,007.95 $ 3,007.95
Welfare Department Outside Unpaid Bills 1935:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 1,485.83
Payments $ 1,485.83
$ 1,485.83 $ 1,485.83
Infirmary Unpaid Bills 1935:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 25.00
Balance to Revenue $ 25.00
$ 25.00 $ 25.00
"George Reid Fund" — From State:
Balance January 1, 1937— (No payments in 1937) $ 8.41
"Smith-Hughes Fund" — From Federal Government:
Balance January 1, 1937— (No payments in 1937) $ 166.01
Plans for Intermediate School:
Balance January 1, 1937— (No payments in 1937) $ 100.68
Reserve Fund:
Appropriation $ 4,000.00
Transfer from Overlay Surplus 19,000.00
Transfer to WPA Account $ 15,600.00
Transfer to Health Department 3,500.00
Transfer to Sewer Connections 1,000.00
Transfer to Election and Registration 500.00
Transfer to Retirement Board Expense 400.00
Transfer to Selectmen's Expense 75.00
Transfer to Forest Warden 50.00
Balance to Overlay Surplus 1,875.00
$ 23,000.00 $ 23,000.00
Willard Donnell Trust:
Balance January 1, 1937
Income for 1937
Payments
Balance available for 1938
$
210.08
337.77
$
478.75
69.10
$ 547.85 $ 547.85
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT
229
Investigating Committee — Welfare Department:
Balance January 1, 1937 — (No payments in 1937)
Additional Land — Water Street Playground:
Balance January 1, 1937 (No payments in 1937)
Moulton Playground Account:
Balance January 1, 1937
Payments $ 107.58
Old Age Assistance^ — Due State:
Balance January 1, 1937
Balance to Revenue
Sale of Dogs:
Balance January 1, 1937
Balance to Revenue
Temporary Loans:
Balance January 1, 1937
Loans during 1937
Payments during 1937
Balance to 1938
Surplus War Bonus Fund:
Balance January 1, 1937
Interest for 1937
Transfer to Maturing Debt (as appropriated)
Balance to 1938
$ 197.00
$ 100.00
$ 107.58
$ 107.58
$
107.58
$ 3.00
$
3.00
$ 3.00
$
3.00
$ 3.00
$
3.00
$ 3.00
$
3.00
$575,000.00
300,000.00
$425,000.00
450,000.00
$875,000.00
$875,000.00
$ 9,003.01
231.28
$
9,003.01
231.28
$ 9,234.29 $ 9,234.29
Analysis of Light Department Accounts:
Operation Account:
Balance January 1, 1937
Transfers from Depreciation and Fire Alarm Account
Transfer from Construction Account
Receipts
Payments $307,955.64
Transfer to Revenue 27,697.57
$ 34,486.84
59,445.22
6,789.27
313,321.73
230 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Transfer to Construction Account 6,789.27
Transfers to Depreciation Account 45,244.20
Balance to 1938 Account 26,356.38
$414,043.06 $414,043.06
Construction Account:
Transfer from Operation Account 6,789.27
Transfer to Operation Account $ 6,789.27
$ 6,789.27 $ 6,789.27
Depreciation Account:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 29,233.59
Transfers from Operation Account 45,244.20
Transfers to Operation Account $ 56,945.22
Balance to 1938 Account 17,532.57
$ 74,477.79 $ 74,477.79
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, TraflBLc Lights:
Appropriation $ 2,500.00
Transfers to Light Department Operation
Account $ 2,500.00
$2,500.00 $ 2,500.00
Guarantee Deposit Account:
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1937 $ 36,830.54
Receipts 9,289.34
Payments $ 6,796.43
Balance, Cash on Hand December 31, 1937 39,323.45
$ 46,119.88 $ 46,119.88
I have examined the above account and the
balance is invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank $ 27,793.10
Wakefield Trust Company — Savings Department 10,218.72
Wakefield Trust Company — Checking Account 1,311.63
$ 39,323.45
CHARLES C. COX,
Town Accountant.
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
231
Taxes 1931:
Commitment
Cash
RECEIVABLES
$ 405.44
$ 405.44
$ 405.44 $ 405.44
Taxes 1932:
Commitment
Cash
Abatements
$ 405.44
$ 94.56
$ 310.88
Taxes 1933:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Commitments
Adjustment Entries
Cash
Abatements
Taxes 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Commitments
Refunds
Adjustment Entries
Cash
Abatements
Adjustment Entries
Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 405.44 $ 405.44
$ 3,845.11
351.18
7.85
436.52
3,767.62
$ 4,204.14 $ 4,204.14
$ 4,077.42
2,957.15
1.00
3.98
$ 3.623.61
2,081.16
.46
1,334.32
$ 7,039.55 $ 7,039.55
Taxes 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Commitments
Cash Refunds
Adjustment Entries
Cash
Abatements
Credit to Collector
Certification of Tax Sale
$ 84,134.27
2,549.15
57.69
136.17
$ 75,339.79
2,790.40
3.40
5,830.70
232 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Adjustment Entries 21.57
Outstanding December 31, 1937 2,891.42
$ 86,877.28 $ 86,877.28
Taxes 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $260,681.25
Cash Refunds 128.00
Cash $159,744.87
Abatements 2,140.12
Credits to Collector 23,793.49
Outstanding December 31, 1937 75,130.77
$260,809.25$260,809.25
Taxes 1937:
Commitments $762,374.14
Cash Refunds 1,396.16
Cash $491,859.74
Abatements 9,838.35
Credits to Collector 1,142.11
Outstanding December 31, 1937 260,930.10
$763,770.30 $763,770.30
Old Age Assistance Taxes 1933:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 765.00
Cash $ 16.00
Abatements 748.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937 1.00
$ 765.00 $ 765.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 2,380.07
Cash $ 588.92
Outstanding December 31, 1937 1,791.15
$ 2,380.07 $ 2,380.07
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 2,450.40
Cash $ 310.06
Outstanding December 31, 1937 2,140.34
$ 2,450.40 $ 2,4B0.40
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 233
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 6,758.61
Commitments 482.18
Ca;gh Refunds 54.14
Cash $ 4,930.39
Abatements 57.47
Outstanding December 31, 1937 2,307.07
$ 7,294.93 $ 7,294.93
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1937:
Commitments $ 30,952.44
Cash Refunds 845.13
Cash $ 22,541.64
Abatements 1,924.21
Outstanding December 31, 1937 7,331.72
$ 31,797.57 $ 31,797.57
Betterment Assessments 1934:
Balance January 1, 1937
Adjustment Entries
Adjustment Entries
Balance December 31, 1937
Betterment Assessments 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Cash Refund
Adjustment Entries
Cash
Abatements
Certification of Tax Sale
Adjustment Entries
$ 372.00 $ 372.00
Betterment Assessments 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 1,553.73
Cash $ 953.86
Credits to Collector 253.63
Outstanding December 31, 1937 346.24
$
9.20
79.60
$
71.32
17.48
$
88.80
$
88.80
$
360.98
3,19
7.83
$
278.11
50.79
30.00
13.10
$ 1,553.73 $ 1,553.73
234 TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Betterment Assessments 1937:
Commitment $ 3,427.67
Cash $ 1,843.78
Credits to Collector 40.26
Outstanding December 31, 1937 1,543.63
$ 3,427.67 $ 3,427.67
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 2,946.38
Commitments 19,399.30
Cash $ 4,627.60
Commitment to Collector 2,283.12
Adjustment Entries 2,664.27
Outstanding December 31, 1937 12,770.69
$ 22,345.68 $ 22,345.68
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 14,750.83
Commitments 4,862.74
Paid in Full $ 178.90
Commitment to Collector 3,427.67
Foreclosure Tax Titles 120.84
Adjustment Entry 59.15
Outstanding December 31, 1937 15,827.01
$ 19,613.57 $ 19,613.57
Sewer Assessments 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 75.79
Adjustment Entries 22.75
Cash $ 9.42
Abatements 54.19
Adjustment Entries 17.45
Outstanding December 31, 1937 17.48
$ 98.54 $ 98.54
Sewer Assessments 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 1,575.27
Adjustment Entries 199.07
Cash $ 1,250.88
Abatements 376.34
Certification of Tax Titles 139.14
Adjustment Entries 7.98
$ 1,774.34 $ 1,7^4.34
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 235
Sewer Assessments 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 4,346.62
Credit to Collector $ 816.36
Cash 2,192.11
Outstanding December 31, 1937 1,338.15
$ 4,346.62 $ 4,346.62
Sewer Assessments 1937:
Commitment $ 6,396.80
Cash $ 3,497.92
Abatements 41.68
Credit to Collector 30.89
Outstanding December 31, 1937 2,826.31
$ 6,396.80 $ 6,396.80
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 657.84
Commitments 16,861.87
Adjustment Entry 1,057.26
Cash $ 1,397.57
Commitment to Collector 256.55
Adjustment Entry 772.66
Outstanding December 31, 1937 16,150.19
$ 18,576.97 $ 18,576.97
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 24,812.59
Commitments 3,365.94
Paid in Pull $ 460.43
Poreclosure of Tax Titles 35.10
Abatement 41.72
Commitment to Collector 6,396.80
Adjustment Entry 65.22
Outstanding December 31, 1937 21,179.26
$ 28,178.53 $ 28,178.53
Moth Assessments 1933:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 4.50
Abatements $ 4.00
Adjustment Entry .50
$ 4.50 $ 4.50
236 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Moth Assessments 1934:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ .81
Commitment 18.17
Adjustment Entry .44
Cash $ 18.17
Abatement • .50
Adjustment Entry .75
19.42 $ 19.42
Moth Assessments 1935 :
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Commitment
Adjustment Entry
Cash
Abatements
Certification of Tax Sale
Adjustment Entry
Moth Assessments 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937
Cash Refund
Cash
Credits to Collector
Outstanding December 31, 1937
$ 832.56 $ 832.56
Moth Assessments 1937:
Commitment $ 1,907.97
Ca§h $ 1,174.34
Abatements 3.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937 730.63
$
62.84
2.00
.81
$
57.65
.50
5.50
2.00
$
65.65
$
65.65
$
832.06
.50
$
539.16
54.85
238.55
$ 1,907.97 $ 1,907.97
Committed Interest 1935:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 434.92
Adjustment Entries 39.79
Cash $ 362.14
Abatements 55.15
Certification of Tax Sale 54.86
Adjustment Entries 2.56
$ 474.71 $ 474.71
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 237
Committed Interest 1937:
Commitment
Cash
Abatements
Credits to Collector
Outstanding December 31, 1937
Committed Interest 1936:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 1,415.41
Cash Refund .67
Cash $ 786.56
Credits to Collector 235.91
Outstanding December 31, 1937 393.61
$ 1,416.08 $ 1,416.08
$
2,484.48
f
$
1,347.24
5.01
16.03
1,116.20
$ 2,484.48 $ 2,484.48
Interest and Costs 1932:
Balance January 1, 1937 $ 181.80
Correcting Entry $ 181.80
$ 181.80 $ 181.80
Tax Titles:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 97,292.06
Tax Titles taken by Town 6,948.02
Credits to Collector 26,386.93
Cash $ 29,822.35
Transfer of Tax Possessions 5,060.07
Transfer back to Taxes 71.49
Adjustment Entries 510.26
Commitment to Collector 5,082.76
Outstanding December 31, 1937 90,080.08
$130,627.01 $130,627.01
Tax Title Possessions:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 8,235.71
Transfer of Tax Liens 3,387.62
Sewer and Betterment Assessments Added 155.94
Land Court Costs Added 117.50
Outstanding December 31, 1937 $ 11,896.77
$ 11,896.77 $ 11,896.77
238 TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Accounts Receivable — School Department
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 4,359.42
Commitments 16,902.17
Cash $ 20,909.40
Outstanding December 31, 1937 352.19
$ 21,261.59 $ 21,261.59
Accounts Receivable — Welfare Department
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 3,459.26
Commitments 19,508.92
Cash $ 22,159.28
Adjustment Entry 152.65
Outstanding December 31, 1937 656.25
$ 22,968.18 $ 22,968.18
Accounts Receivable — Health Department
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 3,964.25
Commitments 6,745.50
Cash $ 51.00
Bad Accounts Charged Off 3,736.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937 6,922.75
$ 10,709.75 $ 10,709.75
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — State Aid
Due from State Account of 1936 $ 1,210.00
Cash $ 1,210.00
Due from State Account of 1937 1,280.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937 1,280.00
$ 2,490.00 $ 2,490.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Military Aid
Due from State Account of 1936 $ 481.50
Cash $ 481.50
Due from State Account of 1937 584.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937 584.00
$ 1,065.50 $ 1,065.50
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Soldiers' Burials
Due from State Account of 1936 $ 100.00
Cash $ 100.00
$ 100.00 $ 100.00
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 239
Accounts Receivable — Light Department:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 15,625.64
Commitments 373,693.59
Cash $313,321.73
Discounts 57,362.79
Outstanding December 31, 1937 18,634.71
$389,319.23 $389,319.23
Water Rates:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 2,194.96
Commitments 84,379.85
Cash Refunds 16.66
Cash $ 83,630.84
Refunds 16.66
Abatements 529.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937 2,414.97
$ 86,591.47 $ 86,591.47
Water Services:
Outstanding January 1, 1937 $ 303.76
Commitments 2,594.26
Cash $ 2,428.56
Abatements 15.34
Outstanding December 31, 1937 454.12
$ 2,898.02 $ 2,898.02
Sewer Connection Deposits:
Cash Balance January 1, 1937 $ 10.00
Cash Received $ 2,997.69
Cost of Connections 2,476.06
Cash Returned 516.63
Balance Cash on Hand December 31, 1937 15.00
$ 3,007.69 $ 3,007.69
Overlay 1932:
Balance January 1, 1937 — Overdraft $ 262.91
Abatements 310.88
Adjustment Entry $ 262.91
Balance December 31, 1937— Overdraft 310.88
$ 573.79 $ 573.79
240
TOWN OP WAKEFIELD
Overlay 1933:
Balance January 1, 1937
Abatements
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
Overlay 1934:
Balance January 1, 1937
Abatements
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
Balance December 31, 1937
$ 3,845.11
$ 3,767.62
77.49
$ 3,845.11 $ 3,845.11
$ 4,077.42
2,081.16
661.94
1,334.32
$ 4,077.42 $ 4,077.42
Overlay 1935:
Balance January 1, 1937
Abatements
Transfer to Overlay Surplus
Balance December 31, 1937
$ 14,962.39
$ 2,790.40
9,280.57
2,891.42
$ 14,962.39 $ 14,962.39
Overlay 1936:
Balance January 1, 1937
Abatements
Balance December 31, 1937
Overlay 1937:
Commitment
Abatements
Balance December 31, 1937
$ 14,029.80
$ 2,140.12
11,889.68
$ 14,029.80 $ 14,029.80
$ 22,823.79
$ 9,838.35
12,985.44
$ 22,823.79 $ 22,823.79
Overlay Surplus — Reserve Pimd:
Balance January 1, 1937
Transfer to Reserve Fund
Adjustment Entry
Transfer from Overlay 1933-1934-1935
Transfer back from Reserve Fund
Balance December 31, 1937
$ 19,000.00
262.91
12,503.05
$ 19,870.96
10,020.00
1,875.00
$ 31,765.96 $ 31,765.96
REPORT OP TOWN
ACCOUNTANT
241
Excess and Deficiency:
Balance January 1, 1937
$115,465.63
Tax Title Redemptions
29,822.35
Tax Disclaimers
6,668.36
Transfer Back to Taxes
71.49
Adjustment Entries
142.76
Excess Revenue for 1937
42,293.23
Old Age Assistance Abatements
$ 748.00
Credits to Collector
24,939.00
Certification of Tax Sales
5,830.70
Advertising Costs
3.25
Cash Refund (Interest)
3.87
Adjustment Entries
17.60
Balance December 31, 1937
162,921.40
$194,463.82 $194,463.82
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Index to Town Officers' Reports
Animal Inspector 91
Assessors 99
Bath House Supervisor 160
Births 43
Building Inspector 87
Compensation Agent 88
Deaths 58
Dog Licenses 63
Dog Officer 91
Election Results and Town Meetings 11
Fire Department 73
Fishing Licenses 63
Forest Warden 76
Health Department 102
Health Officer 105
Hunting Licenses 63
Jurors 6
Library Trustees 145
Light Department 161
Marriages 49
Middlesex County Extension Service 143
Milk and Food Inspector 106
Moth Department 86
Park and Cemetery Department 158
Plumbing Inspector 106
Police Department 68
Retirement Board 95
School Committee 113
Sealer of Weights and Measures 92
Selectmen 64
Street Superintendent 77
Sweetser Charity 94
Sweetser Lecture Committee 93
Town Accountant 196
Town Counsel 89
Town Meetings and Election Results 11
Town Officers 1937 - 1938 3
Treasurer 180
Tuberculosis Dispensary 104
Water and Sewerage Department 170
Welfare Department 107
Wire Inspector 76
W. P. A. Agent 97
W. P. A. Statement — Insert following 98
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 249
Index to Town Accountant's Report
Accounting 201
Accounts Receivable — Schools 238
Accounts Receivable — Welfare Department 238
Accounts Receivable — Light Department 239
Accounts Receivable — Health 238
Aid to Dependent Children— U. S. Grant 200-228
Appeal Board 197-213
Appropriations Schedule — Insert following 224
Appropriations to Enter the Tax Levy 225
Assessors 202
Available Balances 226
Balance Sheet 242
Betterment Assessments 1934-1935-1936 233
Betterment Assessments 1937 234
Betterment Assessments Paid in Full 196
Betterment Assessments Apportioned 196-234
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned 196-234
Birch Hill Avenue Sewer Construction 216
Bond Issues 199-216
Charles Street Sewer Construction 216
Collector 197-201
Commonwealth of Massachusetts— State Aid 199-238
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Military Aid 199-238
Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Receipts 199
Commonwealth of Massachusetts— Old Age Assistance 200-229
Committed Interest 1935-1936-1937 236-237
Compensation Account 205
Construction of Public Ways (New Streets) 208
Departmental Revenue 197
Dog Licenses 206
Dog Officer 206
Dumps 206
Election and Registration , 203
Excess and Deficiency 241
Excise Tax — Motor Vehicle — Receipts 196
Excise Tax— Motor Vehicle— 1934-1935 232
Excise Tax— Motor Vehicle— 1936-1937 233
Fines and Forfeits 197
Fire 197-204
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights .'.... 230
Fire Insurance 213
Foreclosure Tax Titles 201
Forest Warden 205
Garbage 207
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George Reid Fund 228
Greenwood Sewer Construction 216
Guarantee Deposit Account — Light Department 230
Health 198-206
Highway 198-207-217
Highway Maintenance, Chap. 90 207-227
Hydrant Rental 205
Indebtedness Account — Insert following 196
Infirmary 198-209-228
Inspector of Animals 206
Inspector of Buildings 198-206
Inspector of Wires 205
Interest 199-216
Interest and Costs— 1932 237
Investigating Committee, Welfare Department 229
Land Damages — Salem Street 213
Legal 202
Library 198-211
Licenses and Permits 196
Light Department 198-214-221-229
Maturing Debt 216
Memorial Day — War Veterans 213
Middlesex County Receipts 200
Middlesex County Tax 213
Middlesex County Hospital Tax 213
Military Aid 210
Miscellaneous Account 213
Moderator 200
Moth Department 198-205
Moth Assessments — Receipts 196
Moth Assessments— 1933 to 1937 (incl.) 235-236
Moulton Playground 213-229
Muccio Injuries 213
North Ward Sewer Construction • . . 216
Old Age Assistance — Taxes 196-232
Old Age Assistance — Commonwealth of Mass 200-229
Old Age Assistance— U. S. Government 200-227
Old Age Assistance — Payments 209
Overlay— 1932 239
Overlay— 1933 to 1937 (incl.) 240
Overlay Surplus 240
Park and Cemetery 198-212
Payments 200
Planning Board 213
Police 197-204
Pension — P. H. Robinson 213
Plans — Intermediate School 228
Purchase of Land — North Avenue 213
REPORT OP TOWN ACCOUNTANT 251
Receipts 196
Recreation Commission 212
Receivables .• 231
Refunds 200-217
Retirement Board 213
Revision of Assessors' Plans 226
Reserve Fund 228
Rifle Range 213
Salem Street Rebuilding 208-227
Sale of Dogs 229
Sealer of Weights and Measures 198-206
Selectmen 200
Schools 198-210-218
Sewer Assessments 1934 to 1937 (incl.) 234-235
Sewer Assessments Paid in Pull 196
Sewer Assessments Not Apportioned 196-235
Sewer Assessments Apportioned 196-235
Sewer Connection Deposits 199-239
Sewer Department 199-215-222
Sidewalk — Over Assessment, Simpson 213
Smith-Hughes Pund 228
Soldiers' Burials 238
Soldiers' Relief 198-210
Spanish War Veterans' Rent 213
State Aid 210
State Charges 213
Street Lights 213
Surplus War Bonus Pund 229
Sweetser Lecture Pund 199-217
Taxes — Receipts 196
Taxes 1931 to 1935 (incl.) 231
Taxes 1936-1937 232
Tax Title Possessions 196-237
Tax Title Redemptions 196-217
Tax Titles 237
Temporary Loans .199-216-229
Town Clerk 197-203
Town Hall 197-203
Treasurer 197-201
Trust Pund Account — Insert following 196
Unpaid Bills, 1937 223
Vernon Street Rebuilding 207-227
Visiting Nurse 213
Vital Statistics 203
Water Department 199-214-222
Water Rates 199-239
Water Services 199-239
Water Street Playground 229
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Welfare 198-208-228
Western Avenue Sewer Construction 216
W. P. A. Town Fund 208
W. P. A. Lafayette School Project 208
Willard Donnell Trust 199-209-228
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